Chapter 112 — Your Father, Yu Wentian, Has Fallen from Power

"...6." This mouthful of gossip made Lin Yun feel stuffed again.

But the gossip wasn’t over yet. Ji Mingfeng continued.

"Actually, Yu Qian wasn’t always this arrogant. But then the apocalypse broke out, right? So her father stopped holding back."

Yu Meijiao’s biological mother had turned into a zombie, and Yu Meijiao had escaped by locking her mother inside a room.

Their father had been in the capital at the time and couldn’t return, so the two sisters were forced to remain in Z City.

After learning from his subordinates that Yu Meijiao’s biological mother had died and that the apocalypse had broken out, completely disrupting and rebuilding the existing social order, he simply abandoned Yu Meijiao.

He already doted on Yu Qian, and after the apocalypse, he became even more indulgent toward her.

Lin Yun clicked her tongue in amazement again.

"Then what about Yu Qian’s biological mother?"

"She’s at the First Base. Otherwise, do you think Yu Qian’s father would be stupid enough to help her rise to power? It was all because of her pillow talk."

Lin Yun: "..."

The world had turned upside down in a way she simply couldn’t understand anymore.

Soon, they arrived at Jinhe Bridge.

And Yu Qian was indeed there.

"Yu Qian!"

Xu Chi immediately jumped out of the vehicle and shouted.

Yu Qian turned around and cursed under her breath.

"It’s that bastard Xu Chi again."

Ignoring Xu Chi, she shouted at the people her father had left behind for her.

"Hurry up! Defuse all the explosives! Don’t leave a single one behind!"

The bodyguards exchanged glances before silently getting to work, dismantling the explosives that had been planted just yesterday.

To be honest, they really didn’t want to work another day for this woman.

Being stuck with such a spoiled rich girl whose IQ seemed to be stuck at 250 made them feel utterly helpless. They were constantly being glared at and scolded.

Money was hard to earn, and life was even harder.

Xu Chi was furious when he heard Yu Qian’s orders.

He had already come all the way here to stop her, yet she still dared to continue.

"Yu Qian! What exactly are you trying to do? That’s a level-four zombie! If we don’t find a way to kill it as soon as possible, are you planning to just wait for it to kill us?!"

Yu Qian didn’t care about any of that.

She absolutely would not allow anyone to blow up Jinhe Bridge.

"Get out of my way! I’m your boss. How dare you disobey my orders?"

Yu Qian glared fiercely at Xu Chi.

Lin Yun remained in the vehicle. She had no intention of getting involved in their argument.

Xu Chi suppressed his anger and spoke through gritted teeth.

"This is Zhao Tianbo’s order. If you have a problem with it, go talk to him."

"You secretly came here and dismantled the explosives without telling anyone, and you still have the nerve to complain?"

"Who does he think he is? My father said I can do whatever I want! Zhao Tianbo has no right to control me!"

Yu Qian completely disregarded everything else.

Jinhe Bridge was the closest route to the Third Base from the southern side of Z City. Her father had told her that he would come to pick her up from Jinhe Bridge in seven days.

Although the neighboring city of H had already become a dead city, as long as they didn’t attract the attention of the zombies there, Jinhe Bridge would be the shortest and safest route.

The other routes into Z City were all extremely dangerous. One wrong step could cost them their lives.

Yu Qian was unhappy staying at the Third Base in Z City.

Although she could vent her anger on Yu Meijiao there, what she really wanted was to stay with her father and mother.

In her heart, only her parents would protect her unconditionally.

Don’t be fooled by Yu Qian’s arrogant and domineering appearance.

Deep down, she was actually panicking.

At first, she really had been proud and carefree. But as time passed, she gradually became anxious and began to realize the precarious position she was in.

Things were different now.

Society had collapsed.

If she were no longer her father’s favorite daughter, she could easily become another abandoned child, just like Yu Meijiao.

Although she still had her mother whispering into her father’s ear, things were different now.

What if another woman tried to win her father over the way her mother had?

What if he couldn’t control himself?

Would she still be able to live the comfortable life she had now?

Therefore, Yu Qian absolutely couldn’t allow that to happen.

She had endured so much for so many years, and her life had finally improved.

She didn’t want to return to those bitter days.

The veins on Xu Chi’s forehead bulged as he glared at Yu Qian.

Yu Qian glared back, unwilling to back down.

Only she knew how guilty and frightened she actually felt inside.

Just then, Baozi rushed over with their internal communication device.

"Boss! It’s Zhao Tianbo!"

On the other end, Zhao Tianbo’s lips twitched.

Xu Chi’s squad only knew how to call him by his full name all day long.

Would it kill them to call him "Commander" once in a while?

It was all that little rascal Xu Chi’s fault!

Xu Chi took the communication device.

"Hello."

"Put it on speaker," Zhao Tianbo ordered.

Xu Chi immediately understood.

Baozi must have reported Yu Qian’s actions to Zhao Tianbo. After all, he had seen Baozi reaching for the communication device before getting off the vehicle.

Xu Chi held the device toward Yu Qian.

He knew Zhao Tianbo was about to give her a good scolding.

"Yu Qian!"

Zhao Tianbo’s voice boomed through the speaker.

"From this moment on, you are no longer a member of the Third Base’s leadership team!"

"Your father, Yu Wentian, has fallen from power!"

"If you dare to interfere with the Third Base’s plans again, don’t blame me for making you regret it, regardless of my relationship with your father!"

Zhao Tianbo’s furious voice rang out through the communication device.

Yu Qian’s vision went black.

When Baozi had rushed over with the communication device, she had already known that Zhao Tianbo was going to scold her again.

But she hadn’t cared.

She knew that because of Yu Wentian, Zhao Tianbo had no choice but to tolerate her.

But...

What had Zhao Tianbo just said?

How could her father have fallen from power?

How was that possible?!

"You’re probably wondering why your father fell from power, right?"

"It’s all because of your mother!"

"Your mother also used your father’s position to secretly do favors for people. That alone wouldn’t have been a major issue, but she went so far as to take grain from the warehouse!"

Zhao Tianbo didn’t bother explaining the details to Yu Qian.

There was no point.

Yu Wentian had already fallen from power, so there was no longer any reason for them to tolerate Yu Qian.

"What are you all standing around for? Don’t let them dismantle the explosives!"

The bodyguards Yu Qian had brought with her had already stopped moving the moment they heard Zhao Tianbo’s voice.

At the same time, they secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Damn, they’d narrowly escaped disaster.

They had to thank Chief Zhao for saving their lives.

If they had actually dismantled all the explosives, they had no idea how much trouble Yu Qian and the others would have caused them after they returned to the base.

Hearing Xu Chi’s response, Zhao Tianbo sighed.

"Xu Chi, I’ve already sent people over there. They’ll arrive soon."

"Since you’re already there, deal with that zombie within the next couple of days before you come back."

"Yes, Chief Zhao," Xu Chi replied.

The communication was cut off.

Zhao Tianbo looked at the severed connection and sighed heavily.

Yu Qian had already collapsed onto the ground.

How could her father possibly have fallen from power?

Her father was so powerful.

No.

It wasn’t true.

It was all fake.

Everything was fake.

She suddenly rushed toward Xu Chi like a madwoman, trying to snatch the communication device from his hand.

"Give it to me!"

"I don’t believe it!"

"My dad said he would come to pick me up! How could he have fallen from power?!"

"Once I get to the First Base, I’ll be able to live comfortably! I won’t have to keep putting up with your disdain at the Third Base anymore!"