My Perfect Apocalyptic Life

Chapter 57: Power Outage

The experiences of the past two days had left Zhang Lunping in a state of shock that would last him a whole year.

He had no idea how to evaluate the scene before him.

Everything he had learned about zombies seemed to be turned upside down. His mind was a whirl of “Huh? Is this even possible?”

Zhang Lunping’s face twisted in disbelief, unable to express the complex turmoil he felt inside.

At the same time, his mind spiraled into even deeper thoughts.

Meng Xu, however, didn’t overthink it. His primary reason for meeting Li Xiang was to try the skill ‘Making Promises’, convincing him to return to the company with the food cart.

【Name: Li Xiang】
【Position: ……】
【Inner Desires: Prove himself, become the top gangster in Heqing City, and fulfill his master’s wishes.】

Seeing Li Xiang’s desires, Meng Xu couldn’t help but laugh.

Who would have thought that this green-haired zombie had dreams of being a gang boss?

But who exactly was this “master”?

Though it seemed odd, Meng Xu didn’t dwell on it. He said to Li Xiang, “Ah Xiang, do you want to dominate Heqing City and prove yourself? I think you have the potential to be a great gang boss. Look at how strong and perfect you are now!”

Zhang Lunping: ?

Chairman Meng, are you okay?

Why are you saying this to a zombie?

Zhang Lunping was utterly confused.

Ignoring Zhang Lunping, Meng Xu continued, “But you must have watched TV too. Usually, gang bosses are in cahoots with shady businesses. If you don’t have a perfect company, how can you become a strong boss? Here’s the deal. I’ll give you a task: take this food cart to the Tech Innovation Building. Then I’ll allow you to dominate the area under the building and collect protection fees from passing zombies. How about that?”

【Task Issued.】

With the appearance of the line golden text, Li Xiang began to move.

He even pulled the mobile street food cart with him.

The cart was already tied to Li Xiang after all.
Seeing this, Meng Xu was very satisfied and started contemplating even grander ideas.

Could I have zombies fetch the moon for me?

Meng Xu pondered this in his mind. Meanwhile, Zhang Lunping panicked when the zombie in the basement suddenly moved, and Meng Xu quickly pulled him behind him.

“Hiss~!”

Li Xiang, eyeing his delicious-looking colleague, let out a longing growl but quickly moved on, pulling the street food cart into the night.

Zhang Lunping, staring at Li Xiang’s departing figure, was stunned.

His mind was filled with doubts, and he couldn’t help but ask Meng Xu, “Chairman Meng, this is…”

“Ah Xiang is such a capable guy; I’ve known it for a long time.”

Meng Xu nodded in satisfaction, then said, “Alright, let’s go. Time to sleep.”

With that, Meng Xu started heading upstairs.

Zhang Lunping hurried to catch up, asking, “Chairman Meng, isn’t he a zombie? Why does he listen to you…?”

“What do you mean? I’m the chairman; he’s the employee.”

Meng Xu said matter-of-factly, “Employees listen to the chairman. Isn’t that normal? What, are you thinking of rebelling?”

With that, he gave Zhang Lunping a scrutinizing look, causing him to immediately shut up.

Maybe it was just a special zombie.

Zhang Lunping thought to himself.

As for suspecting Meng Xu of having the ability to control zombies? Zhang Lunping found that unrealistic, considering Meng Xu had used the fire axe to slay every zombie they encountered, with no distinguishing features.

So, by using the method of controlling variables, the only special thing could be the zombie itself.

Zhang Lunping was filled with a mix of emotions.

In these times, all sorts of strange things seem possible.

Meng Xu, on the other hand, had simpler thoughts.

He marveled at his own greatness.

Bringing employees home for the night—see, which other chairman would do that?

Probably only he, in all of Heqing City!

Meng Xu puffed out his chest proudly, feeling like he was the pride of the chairman community!

Though it was a pity that it was a male employee and not a female one—if only it had been a female employee.

Speaking of female employees, Meng Xu instantly recalled three faces.

One was Chi Wei, who was left with only half a face—she used to be very pretty.

Another was Shen Zhaozhao, thin and anxious, moderately attractive at best, but fresh-looking.

The last one was the heiress Jiang Xiaoqiu, who he had just given orders to—she looked pretty good, but unfortunately, he had given her a head wound. Still, she was the most attractive among the three.

Hmm.

In that case, zombies aren’t unattractive after all.

Meng Xu nodded in satisfaction, took out his keys to unlock the door, and casually switched on the lights, saying to Zhang Lunping, “You sleep in the guest room. Don’t touch my stuff, got it?”

With that, Meng Xu took two packs of instant noodles from the pantry, ready to enjoy a hearty meal.

He boiled some water, showing no signs of anxiety or unrest as if it were still peacetime.

Meanwhile, Zhang Lunping felt awkward, restless, and visibly tense.

“No need to be so reserved. Even though I’m the chairman, I’m very reasonable.”

Meng Xu casually tossed a pack of instant noodles to Zhang Lunping, saying, “If you can’t sleep, fiddle with your phone for a bit. Just relax and don’t look so tense.”

Uh…

His phone had been lost during the escape.

Zhang Lunping didn’t know what to say. He found Meng Xu to be very optimistic.

He, however, didn’t share such an optimistic mindset.

He was constantly worried about his daughter’s safety.

He had been out for two days—could his daughter hold on?

Countless thoughts swirled in his mind, causing him to momentarily lose focus, his eyes welling up with tears.

Seeing Zhang Lunping’s state, Meng Xu shook his head: What’s up with this guy? Doesn’t he have any workplace experience? The chairman is treating you to a meal, and you don’t even exhibit any dining etiquette?

Even if it’s instant noodles, some basic manners should be observed!

Sigh.

The workplace today is truly getting worse each year!

Meng Xu felt a deep pain.

As an employee, he had to flatter his superiors every day, something he deeply despised.

Now that he was the chairman, how could there be no one to flatter him?

That was simply wrong!

Just as Meng Xu was about to say something, the lights suddenly went out.

In an instant, the entire room plunged into darkness.

“Huh?”

Meng Xu was taken aback and immediately stood up, looking outside the window.

Outside, it was pitch black.

Not a single light, as if the city had lost all its brilliance at that very moment.

As the lights went out, the surrounding area was filled with the roaring sounds of zombies.

“A power outage?”

Meng Xu muttered to himself, frowning, “Old Zhang, call the power company and ask what’s going on. I haven’t skimped on paying my electricity bills!”

What’s going on these days? How come power outages don’t come with a notice anymore?

He had to call and demand answers, and hold them accountable!

Hearing Meng Xu’s words, Zhang Lunping, seemingly accustomed to such peculiar requests, held back his tears and weakly suggested, “Chairman Meng, I’ll call them later… but I think our priority now should be to check if we have running water.”

“You make a good point.”