When it was time for dinner, the knock on the door sounded again. Shen Feng hurried to open it. Upon opening the door, he found a man in military uniform standing outside. Taking a closer look, he realized it was his father. He quickly asked, "Dad, don't you only have one day off a month? Why are you back today?"
Shen Xin, hearing this, smiled on his sun-tanned face and said, "The commander asked me to come back. He said you were in Rongcheng, so he told me to come back for one night of reunion. I have to return to my unit tomorrow morning."
Shen Feng, hearing this answer, finally cleared the doubts in his heart. He immediately took his father home, smiling and saying, "It seems we're fighting as a father-son team this time. I didn't expect to have the chance to fight together now."
Yu Renshu and Chu Zhaoyan greeted Shen Feng's father respectfully. However, when Shen Xin learned that these two girls were not his daughters-in-law, he couldn't help but show a hint of disappointment. He had actually hoped to meet his daughters-in-law and urge the two children to quickly have the next generation. Unfortunately, he didn't get to.
The family sat at the dinner table, their hearts filled with joy. Yu Renshu and Chu Zhaoyan were also warmly welcomed. He Liping and Shen Xin kept piling food onto the girls' plates, making them feel quite embarrassed, as they felt like they were freeloading. Shen Feng himself felt no different; returning home felt comfortable.
Shen Xin couldn't drink in the military camp, so after returning home, he had a rare opportunity to drink. Alcohol was a finite resource, and with the arrival of chaotic times, food was becoming a serious issue. Brewing alcohol was no longer permitted, and breweries had been shut down. Therefore, drinking alcohol would not be an easy matter in the future.
Shen Xin drank, lamenting, "Who would have thought a strange virus would infect humans? Most people have turned into zombies now, and all we can do is kill these zombies. It's a sin. I'm already in my forties, almost fifty, and I still have to go to the battlefield!"
Shen Feng asked, "Are all the young people already on the battlefield? Who will do the farming then?"
Shen Xin nodded and said, "The young men have all gone to the battlefield to kill zombies. There are too many cities in the eastern region, and not enough soldiers. The young people have to go to the battlefield, but not all of them. Some young people still have to work. As for farming, it's said that mechanized farming will be used!"
Shen Feng nodded and asked, "Are there many evolutionary individuals in your army? Will evolutionary potions be mass-produced?"
Hearing his son's question, Shen Xin suddenly stopped drinking and scrutinized Shen Feng, frowning. "Are you trying to pump me for information? Don't think I'll tell you everything. I won't say anything that's classified."
Shen Feng didn't expect his father to misunderstand him. He actually just wanted to clarify the matter and quickly explained, "That's not what I meant. I just wanted to say that if you are not evolutionary individuals, I can give you evolutionary potions. I'm not trying to pry into the army's affairs."
As he spoke, Shen Feng took out three small bottles from his person to prove he wasn't lying. These three small bottles were sealed with rubber stoppers to ensure isolation from the air. The potion in the bottles was pink. Shen Xin then understood that he had misunderstood.
Shen Xin quickly explained, "I didn't mean to. It's just that information about evolutionary individuals has always been classified. Except for high-ranking officials and research personnel, no one can disseminate information about evolutionary individuals. I didn't expect you to possess evolutionary potions!"
Shen Feng quickly said, "It's okay. After dinner, you should drink the evolutionary potions. It's best to keep this a secret and not tell anyone."
Shen Feng had originally planned to give his family members ability potions. However, when he left Luzhou, Shen Feng hadn't expected to come to Rongcheng, so he didn't bring the ability potions. Now, he could only give evolutionary potions to his family. He could always give out ability potions later.
He Liping and Shen Yu nodded in agreement, while Shen Xin hesitated for a long time before finally nodding in agreement. Shen Xin's status was different now. He was not only a father but also a soldier, and often had to obey orders.
At this moment, Yu Renshu also took the opportunity to present a pair of her bracelets, and Chu Zhaoyan, not to be outdone, presented a diamond necklace. He Liping and Shen Yu, mother and daughter, were very happy to receive these gifts. Although it was a chaotic world now, jade and diamonds were no longer valuable, but these were still gifts from Shen Feng's friends, and they liked them very much.
In fact, at this time, even the value of gold had decreased because the currency system had long since collapsed. The current hard currency was grain. If anything else were to be counted, it would be cloth. Apart from these two items, nothing else could be considered currency. Paper money was waste paper, used for burning fires, and electronic currency was directly abolished, not even useful for burning.
While Shen Feng was eating at home, General Wei and Jin Zijue were also alone in a room. This room was not sealed, but as long as the door was closed, no one else could enter. The content of their conversation could not be heard by others, and there were dedicated guards outside the door.
General Wei asked first, "I asked you to test Shen Feng today. What do you think?"
Jin Zijue sat up straight and quickly replied, "Shen Feng's strength must be very high. My electric current was enough to paralyze a second-tier evolutionary individual at that time, but Shen Feng was able to break free and retreat in an instant. If we were to fight, I might not be able to capture him. If I can't capture him, my ability won't have much effect!"
Jin Zijue's ability was to control electric current, but his ability also had limitations. He was now a third-tier evolutionary individual. Although he could release electric current from his body, its power would inevitably be weakened. Therefore, Jin Zijue's fighting style had always been to capture his enemies. As long as he could capture an enemy, he could instantly use electric current to paralyze them. If the opponent's physique was not good, he could even electrocute them on the spot!
Hearing this answer, General Wei couldn't help but sigh and say, "There are simply too many large and small civilian organizations now, and many of these civilian organizations occupy cities. Take Shen Feng, for example. He not only occupies a city on the Yangtze River but is also a powerful evolutionary individual. It will be difficult to command him in the future!"
Jin Zijue suggested, "I don't think you need to worry. No matter how strong an evolutionary individual is, they can't withstand artillery shells. Even if they can withstand artillery shells, they can't withstand missiles. Evolutionary individuals are unlikely to cause any major trouble."
General Wei heard this answer but frowned and shook his head. "Even if these evolutionary individuals can't withstand missiles, if we can't pinpoint their location, we can't launch an effective strike. Therefore, it's best not to resort to force. If we push these evolutionary individuals too far, it would be bad if they all started assassinating people."
"Assassination?" Jin Zijue frowned. If it were a direct confrontation, evolutionary individuals certainly couldn't withstand the army's attack. They wouldn't even need to deploy the army; just aiming missiles at the target would suffice. However, if evolutionary individuals were pushed to the brink and started assassinating people, it would be troublesome.
Although Jin Zijue was General Wei's bodyguard, he was helpless when it came to dealing with assassinations, as he lacked experience. If he was not careful and failed to protect properly, it would be dangerous.
However, at this moment, General Wei picked up the documents on the table. These documents were about the Luzhou City Lord's Mansion, and the information of key personnel could be found here. Not only Shen Feng and Chang Jianyi, but even Chu Yangtian, Yu Renshu, and Tu Xuhuai's information were included.
"It seems we can only divide and conquer!" General Wei said, looking at the documents.
Jin Zijue was a little confused and asked the general, "Is there a chance?"
General Wei nodded and said, "We can try. Take Yu Renshu, for example. She was originally from Yanjing and only went to Luzhou by chance. Her family is all in Yanjing, so we can contact people in Yanjing. If we can find Yu Renshu's family, the problem can be solved."
Hearing this, Jin Zijue quickly nodded and said, "I understand. I'll have someone investigate later and try to find Yu Renshu's parents. If I can't find them, then there's nothing we can do."
General Wei looked at Shen Feng in the documents and shook his head helplessly. "Such an excellent young man, it's a pity he's not a soldier. Otherwise, the army's combat effectiveness would definitely be enhanced. It's a pity that he is the leader of a so-called civilian organization, so we can only try to weaken him."
Jin Zijue also understood why General Wei sighed. Evolutionary individuals were inherently rare. Globally, only over five hundred evolutionary individuals had been discovered, and many of their abilities were useless, such as being able to heat themselves up or making their hair grow continuously. These abilities had no combat effectiveness! Third-tier evolutionary individuals were even rarer. The country had many evolutionary individuals, including several third-tier evolutionary individuals, who had all been dispatched to protect important personnel. The remaining evolutionary individuals were basically scattered among the populace, and these civilian evolutionary individuals mostly chose to establish their own bases, completely adopting a stance of regional separatism!
General Wei put down the documents in his hand and sighed, "The whole world is in chaos now. With zombies rampant, ambitious individuals always emerge. Take North America, for example. There are evolutionary individuals who can become invisible and assassinate military officials. The army can never catch them, so they can only install infrared surveillance, and all commanders have to hide in secret rooms to avoid assassination."
Jin Zijue quickly comforted him, "Please rest assured, General. Don't underestimate the number of zombies, but these zombies generally have no intelligence. Even with the command of a zombie king, they cannot defeat humans. Just wait a few years, kill all the zombies, and then there will be peace in the world. Then we can eliminate the ambitious individuals one by one, and that will be that."
General Wei sighed, "I hope so."
After the argument with his sister, Shen Feng finally understood that in the eyes of the authorities, he was just like a bandit. Although he had not been at a disadvantage during the argument, Shen Feng actually understood that even if he could change his sister's mind, he could not change others' minds. As long as they had autonomy, they would not obey orders.
As night fell, Shen Feng's parents and sister drank the evolutionary potions and returned to their rooms. Shen Feng's own room was occupied by Yu Renshu and Chu Zhaoyan, so Shen Feng had to sleep on the sofa. Fortunately, he was now a third-tier evolutionary individual, and his physique was no longer what it used to be, so even though the temperature was relatively low, Shen Feng did not feel cold.
As Shen Feng lay in bed, he was constantly worried about his senior classmate who was far away in Luzhou. He didn't know how she was facing the three hundred thousand zombies. Although they had a satellite phone here, and no calls had been received so far, which meant Luzhou was safe, Shen Feng was still somewhat worried. Would there be strange mutations among the zombies? If they broke through the city walls, wouldn't the people inside be in great danger?
Shen Feng thought a lot, and finally fell into a deep sleep in the quiet and deserted late night.
Shen Feng did not know that a net had been quietly cast for him. If he did not handle it carefully, he would be caught in this net, and there would be no escape.