Apocalypse: I became rich by selling zombie live broadcasts

Chapter 60 What a Sly Guy

In Chen Hong's yard, Shi Nianzhen was circling around the kapok tree to admire it.

Perhaps because it is located in the south, the trees are already covered with huge red flowers even before spring arrives.

Shi Nianzhen was very sharp-eyed and saw a smooth fracture on a very high branch, which looked to be more than two centimeters in diameter.

Thinking that Zhang Xixi had been here, he might have taken it away, but I don’t know whether he took it away quietly or exchanged it for some supplies.

"One?"

Shi Nianzhen turned his head and looked at Chen Hong who was following behind him.

Chen Hong curled his lips and winked, giving her a self-proclaimed handsome smile. "Miss Shi, you know that in the end times, flowers and plants everywhere have withered. Even if it's just a kapok flower, there are many people willing to pay a high price to buy it."

Shi Nianzhen's brows twitched slightly, and his toes dug into the ground due to the oil.

Chen Hong approached her and gave her an ambiguous smile, "Miss Shi, you must understand the value of a flower now, right?"

Shi Nianzhen took a step back with a half-smile, as if wanting to appreciate the flower tree again, and walked away from the other side.

"In that case, let the flower bloom on the tree." Shi Nianzhen said.

A hint of gloom flashed across Chen Hong's eyes.

Which woman in this base doesn't look at him differently?
Even Gu Zixin, the daughter of Gu Jiandong who was brought up in great pampering, whom he had never dared to think of before the end of the world, called him Brother Chen Hong when she saw him.

Gu Jiandong also hinted many times that he wanted to marry his daughter to him.

As the daughter of Gu Jiandong, Shi Nianzhen is really good at putting on airs.

Chen Hong felt that his patience was exhausted, but he was always good at concealing himself and still had an impeccable smile on his face.

The next moment, Shi Nianzhen suddenly turned around and looked.

When the two looked at each other, Chen Hong felt that although Gu Zixin was pretty, she was far inferior to Shi Nianzhen.

The star temperament that grew up under the spotlight, the contrast between the delicate face and the eyes that tell a story.

It is unforgettable at first sight.

Chen Hong felt that there was nothing he couldn't tolerate.

Shi Nianzhen, he is determined to win!
"Miss Shi, have you had lunch yet? If you need anything, just let me know. The kitchen is always ready."

Shi Nianzhen was a little surprised by his sudden bubbling voice and shook her head, "I went to find my brother's people. Did they send back any news?"

Chen Hong paused, his smile not faltering at all, and said, "Miss Shi, you know, ordinary people are not as safe as those with special abilities when they go out. We must be very careful when investigating along the way. They won't be back that quickly."

There is some truth in this.

But Shi Nianzhen knew that this was just an excuse Chen Hong used to keep her stable.

"Miss Shi, why don't you take a shower and rest for a while? Judging from your live broadcast, you seem to have been killing zombies all morning." Chen Hong said.

Shi Nianzhen nodded, a moderate worry appearing on her face, "Excuse me."

"No, no, please follow me." Chen Hong personally led Shi Nianzhen to the guest room on the second floor.

From the window, you can see the cotton trees in the yard, and the broken branch that Shi Nianzhen had seen before was facing this room.

Shi Nian was really unsure whether Chen Hong had arranged her in this room on purpose or it was an accident.

Bei Mian was arranged to live next door to Shi Nianzhen. Shi Nianzhen was thinking about how to find Zhang Xixi by the window when she called.

"You have to be careful, that Chen Hong has bad intentions towards you."

Shi Nianzhen: "Yeah, I noticed it."

Bei Mian sneered on the other end of the phone, "Just now he was testing whether I had psychic abilities."

Shi Nianzhen: "...How did you reply?"

Bei Mian: "I said yes."

Shi Nianzhen pursed her lips. She had to admit that she and Bei Mian had some similarities in that they could get along together.

Apart from anything else, this spirit of talking nonsense and making up stories is quite to her liking.

Shi Nianzhen chuckled, "Do you think he would dare to use his psychic powers in front of you?"

Bei Mian: "I think he will test how strong I am, and it will be quick."

"Well," Shi Nianzhen narrowed his eyes and said slowly, "I think so too. We have to give him a chance."

Bei Mian suddenly laughed out loud, "Okay, as long as you know what's going on, I'm hanging up."

After hanging up the phone, Shi Nianzhen glanced around the room. This was a very ordinary European-style guest room, with intricate decorations that looked magnificent.

No surveillance was found with the naked eye.

Shi Nianzhen took out Penelope again and said, "Let's see if there is any surveillance."

"There's nothing in the house, but there is something on that tree." Penelope reminded, "Turn on the camera and I'll mark it for you."

Shi Nianzhen raised her phone, seemingly taking a picture of the flowers on the tree, but actually she was looking at the camera through the lens.

Good guy.

You don’t know until you see it. It’s shocking. The tree is densely packed with cameras facing in all directions.

"Is he crazy?" Shi Nian was shocked. "Chen Hong's true form is actually a camera transformed into a spirit?"

"No, my data shows that Chen Hong is a human, and his superpowers are psychic."

Shi Nianzhen: "...Can you control those cameras?"

"Okay," Penelope paused, and before Shi Nianzhen realized what was happening, it said, "Okay, under control. From now on, only irrelevant images will be transmitted to the monitor."

Shi Nianzhen tilted her head and thought for a moment, then looked at the router beside the desk. "Can you control the entire house?"

"Okay, do you need control?"

It wasn't like Shi Nian really wanted to connect to the internet or something like that. As soon as she answered the question "control", Penelope immediately replied that she had control.

Shi Nianzhen sincerely praised Penelope, "You are amazing! You are worthy of being the smartest phone in the universe!"

"No, it's nothing, it's nothing," Penelope said shyly. "If you need me to, I can even control the entire Yuesan Base, the entire Yuezhou City, and even the entire Blue Star."

Shi Nianzhen was surprised at first, but then he thought again and felt that there was no need to be surprised.

After all, Penelope can do precise push, instant delivery of goods, and link to other worlds, so it doesn't seem strange that she can control a small Blue Star network.

Blame her for not thinking of it before.

Shi Nianzhen narrowed her eyes and asked, "What is Chen Hong doing?"

The phone screen immediately flashed and started playing the surveillance footage.

Chen Hong was talking to Gu Jiandong in the downstairs living room. Gu Jiandong was sitting on the sofa while Chen Hong was looking at the kapok flowers in front of the French window, his lips curled up but his eyes were cold.

Chen Hong: "Tonight, I plan to host a banquet to entertain them."

Gu Jiandong: "Will you take action then?"

Chen Hong: "No, they are different from Zhang Xixi and the others. They are both psychics. It is easier to defeat them one by one than to deal with them all at once."

"Especially that Bei Mian. She's a psychic and can disrupt my control. It was because of her that I couldn't control Shi Nianzhen today at the shopping mall."

Gu Jiandong: "So what are your plans?"

Chen Hong turned from the window, his droopy triangular eyes full of calculation, "When the dinner starts, you arrange an ambush in Bei Mian's room. When she comes back drunk, we will capture her together."

Gu Jiandong: "Okay, I'll listen to you."

After Chen Hong finished speaking, he looked deeply at Gu Jiandong. The atmosphere suddenly became cold.

Gu Jiandong waited for a while, and then, unable to bear Chen Hong's inquiring gaze, he took the initiative to ask, "Where was Nianzhen at that time?"

"She is your daughter after all. Mr. Gu would be reluctant to let her go, right?" Chen Hong stared at Gu Jiandong.

"How could that be? You saw it today. She and I have no father-daughter relationship at all. She even wants to kill me." Gu Jiandong said immediately.

Chen Hong's face darkened. "There's no child in the world who doesn't love their parents. As a father, Mr. Gu, you should be more tolerant of your daughter. It must be you who neglected her back then, which is why she's so resistant."

"Ah?" Gu Jiandong didn't quite follow his train of thought.

"Since she has arrived at Yuedong San, I hope to keep her. I don't want to force her to stay, but I want her to feel the warmth of the world and stay willingly. Mr. Gu, do you understand?" said Chen Hong.

Gu Jiandong looked at Chen Hong deeply for a while, and the corner of his mouth moved, "So, Base Commander, you have taken a fancy to her?"

Chen Hong lowered his eyes in agreement, looking at the green water ghost on his left wrist. "She is beautiful, has superpowers, was once a household name, and is also your daughter, Mr. Gu. I think she is a perfect match for me."

"Ke Xinxin--" Gu Jiandong frowned slightly.

"Gu Zixin, I've always treated her as my younger sister," Chen Hong interrupted him, propped up his hands on the coffee table, and leaned over to talk to Gu Jiandong, "Mr. Gu, do you not want to?"

"No, I am willing." Gu Jiandong seemed unwilling to look him in the eye at close range. As soon as he approached, Gu Jiandong immediately agreed.

"That's good. Taking Beimian and controlling Shi Nianzhen will be much easier."

Chen Hong stood up straight, the oppressive feeling disappeared, and Gu Jiandong breathed a sigh of relief.

"But I don't want to control her, Mr. Gu, do you understand?" Chen Hong said.

Gu Jiandong had just confirmed that he was not controlled into agreeing to Chen Hong's strange request, but when he was asked again, his heart immediately tightened.

He immediately replied, "I understand. I will secretly arrange for someone to bring you together."

After receiving Gu Jiandong's assurance, Chen Hong finally smiled warmly, "Thank you for your help, father-in-law."

Shi Nianzhen watched as the two people defined her future with just a few words, and sneered in her heart, "What the hell are you dreaming of?"

"Pepe, control the surveillance throughout Yuezhou City and investigate the whereabouts of Zhang Xixi and the others."

"Yes."

Shi Nianzhen didn't leave the room. After staying for a while, he returned to his portable home.

Time flies and comes to evening.

The sun set, and under the deep blue night sky, Chen Hong's house was brightly lit.

Chen Hong seemed to attach great importance to this dinner and even had someone deliver an evening gown before the banquet began.

"Uncle Luo?" Shi Nianzhen raised his eyebrows slightly as he looked at the middle-aged butler in his forties with a slicked-back hair standing at the door.

Luo Bincheng, the Gu family's housekeeper, was hired by Shi Nianzhen's mother when she lived in Chenxiang Peninsula.

Luo Bincheng grew up in a poor family. His mother suffered from stomach cancer and survived after a successful surgery thanks to Shi Mubai's financial support.

After his parents divorced, Luo Bincheng wanted to follow Shi Mubai to the capital. Shi Mubai thought that since his parents were old, there was no need for him to leave his hometown and wander around the capital. It would be better for him to stay in his hometown and spend more time with his parents.

Six years ago, when Shi Nianzhen returned to live here, she was nearly killed by the twins, but it was Luo Bincheng who saved her. It was also with his secret help that evidence of the two men's crimes was obtained.

"Miss, long time no see."

Luo Bincheng, dressed in a dark blue butler's uniform, bowed slightly to Shi Nianzhen, a gentle smile in his eyes behind his silver-framed glasses, "You've grown up and look a lot like Madam."

"It's been a long time. Why are you here?" Shi Nianzhen's mind raced. "Did Gu Jiandong send you?"

Luo Bincheng nodded and pointed to the box in his hand.

"Mr. Gu specially prepared an evening dress for the young lady."

"..." Shi Nianzhen opened it expressionlessly, revealing a royal blue evening dress with bare chest and back. It was quite revealing, and the slightest movement would risk exposing her.

She inexplicably thought of the clothes Chen Hong was wearing today: a black suit, a light blue shirt and an indigo tie.

Well, very tasteless.

Is this the method Gu Jiandong came up with to bring her and Chen Hong together?

Shi Nianzhen sneered and gritted his teeth, "It's such a pity that Gu Jiandong didn't turn into a zombie."

Luo Bincheng blinked.

"Put it there." Shi Nianzhen pointed at the chest of drawers behind the door with his chin.

Luo Bincheng put down the box and went out without saying anything more to her.

"Did you send me today's message?" Shi Nianzhen asked when the door was about to close.

"Hmm?" Luo Bincheng turned around and faced her calmly, "What are you talking about, Miss? I don't have your contact information."

Shi Nianzhen looked at him for a while, and Luo Bincheng smiled sincerely.

"I misunderstood." Shi Nianzhen said.

The door is closed.

Shi Nianzhen raised her eyebrows slightly. She had forgotten about it before, but only remembered it when she saw Luo Bincheng. If there was anyone in the Guangdong East Third Base who would help her and deliver a letter to her, it would probably be Luo Bincheng.

It doesn’t matter if Luo Bincheng doesn’t admit it. With Pepe here, it’s easy to find out.

Before she could take out her cell phone.

There was a knock on the door again. It was Bei Mian who came to ask her to go downstairs for dinner.

The banquet was held in the restaurant.

As soon as Shi Nianzhen and Bei Mian got downstairs, they were dazzled.

There were a lot of guests, the men were all in suits and the women were all in evening gowns.

Shi Nianzhen, who was walking downstairs in black pants and a gray T-shirt, and Bei Mian, who was wearing a sweatshirt and sweatpants, seemed to have accidentally entered a strange dream.

The arrival of the two made the entire hall quiet for a moment.

Gu Jiandong deliberately walked through the crowd of guests to Shi Nianzhen's side, "Didn't I ask Luo Bincheng to send you clothes? How can you look so ugly dressed like this? You have completely embarrassed me."

Shi Nianzhen raised an eyebrow and looked at him, "Oh."

"Change it immediately!" Gu Jiandong said in a low voice.

Shi Nianzhen looked up and glanced at the whole audience. Seeing that everyone was looking at him and Chen Hong was walking through the crowd, he nodded and said, "Okay, I'll go right away."

Gu Jiandong had prepared a lot of words to persuade her and was also prepared to be angry with her, but who would have thought that she would suddenly follow his advice, which made him feel very uncomfortable.

"Let's go, Bei Mian. I think your clothes are not up to standard." Shi Nianzhen pulled Bei Mian upstairs.

Bei Mian didn't care about it and followed her upstairs.

Pulling Bei Mian into the room, Shi Nianzhen immediately took out a set of black clothes and threw them to her, "Go and change into the white one you're wearing."

Bei Mian hooked his fingers around the hood of his black sweatshirt, "Isn't this also a sweatshirt?"

Shi Nianzhen raised an eyebrow, "No way, are you really planning to attend that party?"

Bei Mian was stunned for a moment, "Do you have a new plan?"

Shi Nianzhen blinked, "Aren't we here to rescue people? They are gathered together, so we can go and rescue them."

Bei Mian narrowed his eyes and smiled, "What a cunning guy."

(End of this chapter)