Zhang Qiang and his group, who hadn't slept all night, caused trouble downstairs at Wang Jiafu's office building as soon as they returned to the city.

The troublemakers weren't just the few superhumans; the guards were also involved. The spectacle was so grand that almost every survivor passing by stopped to watch.

Taking advantage of the situation, Zhang Qiang revealed that Wang Jiafu had secretly buried spoiled food. Originally, some guards came to drive them away, but after hearing Zhang Qiang's words, they looked at each other and not only stopped chasing them away, but also joined Zhang Qiang in demanding an explanation.

Zhang Qiang's team quickly expanded, leaving only a few people he had bribed blocking Wang Jiafu's way downstairs, and they were on the verge of collapse.

Just before the door was broken down, Wang Jiafu finally appeared, with a few beads of sweat still on his forehead.

His appearance immediately stirred the crowd. Zhang Qiang pointed his finger at him and yelled, "Wang Jiafu, if you don't give me an explanation today, you can forget about being the leader!"

He lost two brothers during his trip yesterday, which made him even more resentful of Wang Jiafu.

Wang Jiafu wiped the sweat from his forehead, unsure how the matter had been exposed. His immediate priority was to stabilize public sentiment.

"Although I don't know where those spoiled foods came from, I can guarantee that they definitely didn't come from the warehouse at our base! If you don't believe me, I can take you to the warehouse to see. Half of the generators in the base are here to keep the cold storage running, so it's impossible for so much spoiled food to have appeared."

Wang Jiafu spoke with great conviction, causing many people below to hesitate.

That makes sense; how could so much spoiled food appear when there's a cold storage facility?

Su Han, hidden in the crowd, lowered the brim of her hat.

Shen Chengyin was among the first to awaken his superpowers. Taking advantage of the early stages of the apocalypse and his spatial abilities, he collected a lot of food that others didn't want.

This includes short-shelf-life cream bread, cakes, and fresh fruits and vegetables.

These things wouldn't last long even in a cold storage, let alone without Shen Chengyin's space, they would decompose even faster.

Wang Jiafu most likely wanted to use this opportunity to shift the blame to his subordinates who were in charge of the cold storage.

Su Han really didn't want to do as he wished, but she couldn't think of a good solution for the time being.

"Okay, then take us to the cold storage to have a look." Zhang Qiang still didn't believe it.

Wang Jiafu led a large group of people to the base's cold storage. When the guards saw Wang Jiafu arrive, they swallowed hard, remembering what their leader had just told them, and tremblingly went to greet him.

"Chief, what brings you here..."

"Stop talking nonsense and open the door."

"Why the sudden inspection of the cold storage, Chief—"

"Get out!" Wang Jiafu showed no mercy, kicking the man aside and opening the cold storage door himself.

The roller shutter door slowly rose, revealing not a warehouse full of food, but an empty, cold floor with a few moldy fruits and vegetables on it.

In this huge warehouse, only a few pitiful piles of spoiled food were stacked in the corner, and the stench of decay permeated the air.

Zhang Qiang was the first to react, "Wang Jiafu, this is the food you were keeping?"

Wang Jiafu seemed stunned, then suddenly kicked the goalkeeper in the stomach, trembling with rage.

"What's going on?!"

The gatekeeper remembered the message that Chief Wang had just sent him: as long as he took the blame, the chief would guarantee him and his mother a life of comfort and security.

Without any hesitation, he knelt straight down on the ground.

"I'm sorry, Chief, I deserve to die. The engine failed and lost power a few days ago, and I didn't notice it immediately... By the time I realized it, it was already too late..."

The words had barely left his mouth when the gatekeeper's head fell to the ground.

The head, rolling on the ground, stared wide-eyed, never understanding why its beloved leader had lied to it until its death.

Blood splattered all over Wang Jiafu.

Wang Jiafu threw the blood-stained knife on the ground. The once impeccably dressed man was now covered in blood and looked rather disheveled.

He knelt down in front of the crowd, his voice trembling.

"It was my fault for not managing my subordinates properly. I will definitely investigate this matter thoroughly and give everyone an explanation. I am sorry, everyone. I have failed as the leader of this base."

What a clever ruse! And you even promised a thorough investigation to give everyone an explanation, but the only clue—the gatekeeper—wasn't he already murdered to cover it up?

Su Han was furious, but there was nothing she could do.

Wang Jiafu is best at maintaining a positive image. Even now, with such a big incident, the survivors of Hope Base probably still see him as a thoroughly good leader.

After all, Shen Chengyin has already played the bad guy.

Sure enough, after a long silence, someone in the guard team couldn't help but speak up:

"This is not Chief Wang's fault. The base is short of food right now, and we can't afford to be leaderless."

"That's right. Chief Wang is always so good to us, how could we not stand on his side now?"

"We cannot be ungrateful people."

"So all that spoiled food our guard team got before was tampered with by the people in the cold storage?"

The survivors, one after another, quickly helped Wang Jiafu back into that innocent position.

Only Zhang Qiang still felt something was wrong.

Wang Jiafu's actions in killing the man were too swift; he didn't even ask any questions.

There is a strong suspicion that he was murdered to cover up the crime.

He wanted to seek justice for the two brothers who died last night, but Wang Jiafu was making a fortune from tears, and if he showed his face, he would definitely be attacked by the crowd.

Although Zhang Qiang was unwilling, he could only swallow his anger for the time being.

Amidst the commotion of the crowd, a deep male voice suddenly rang out.

"In that case, Chief Wang, why don't you take us to see the warehouse?"

Su Han suddenly looked up and searched around.

Although the person deliberately lowered their voice, he still felt that the voice sounded somewhat familiar.

Unfortunately, the source of the sound could not be found.

"That's right, since we're already here, why don't Chief Wang take us to the warehouse to see the current grain reserves, so everyone can have a better understanding?" Zhang Qiang immediately chimed in.

A glint flashed in Wang Jiafu's eyes. He had thought the voice sounded familiar, but then he thought he must have misheard.

That person was long dead, reduced to a pile of rotten flesh. How could he possibly be standing here talking perfectly fine?

The food in the warehouse is different from that in the cold storage; it's all dry food that doesn't spoil easily. Since these people want to see it, then let them see it.

This is also a good opportunity to further establish one's image.

"Alright, since everyone wants to see, come with me."

Wang Jiafu confidently led a group of people to the Hope Base warehouse. According to the list he had announced when he took over as leader, the warehouse, which was several football fields in size, should be filled with food.

Wang Jiafu himself also thinks so.

So when the door opened, everyone was stunned.

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