Reborn in the end of the world, I scavenged in the empty city and bought for free

It was already dark at this time. It was 7:15 in the capital time. At this point in time, the ground was already shrouded in darkness. The day and night in the underground city were synchronized with those on the ground. Therefore, as time passed, the light of the artificial sun also adjusted accordingly. Since 6:30, the sky has gradually darkened.

After turning on the lights in the yard, Xiaoyu finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Gu Tongwan.

After Lele got into trouble, everyone in the entire guesthouse was worried until Yu Chang rushed to the nearby Security Bureau and brought Lele back with him. However, there was no sign of the proprietress during this period, which made others worry that Gu Tongwan was temporarily detained in the police station by the Self-Defense Forces.

It would be fine if he just came home late, but Meimei, who just came back from outside, brought back a piece of news. It was said that something happened at the resettlement housing community. A female owner who had just moved in was found tragically dead in her room. Now personnel from a nearby security company have been temporarily dispatched to several gates of the resettlement housing community to carry out registration and management.

The reason why Meimei knew this so clearly was because her boyfriend was the security guard who was deployed for support this time.

Originally everyone thought that if the boss lady didn't come back before 7:30, Xiaoyu would go out with another security guard. But Xiaoyu's ears were quite sharp, and he ran out as soon as Xiaoyang's car drove into the yard.

"What's wrong? Did something happen in the store?" Seeing Xiaoyu's startled look, Gu Tongwan thought that something had happened.

Xiao Yu soothed his violently heaving chest, then smiled bitterly and said, "How could anything go wrong with us around? It's just that I saw you haven't come back for a long time, and my phone call was unreachable, so I thought something happened to you."

"Don't be nervous. I just stayed in the Security Bureau to cooperate with the Self-Defense Forces in their work. I didn't notice that my phone was out of battery. I'm sorry to have made you worry." Gu Tongwan smiled apologetically, but did not intend to tell the people in the store about what happened in the resettlement housing community to avoid worrying them.

However, when the two entered the restaurant, they heard the employees discussing the murder incident in the resettlement house. They didn't know where the news came from, but people nearby already knew about it.

"Don't underestimate the information age. Even in the end times, as long as you have the Internet and a mobile phone, you can get all kinds of news in real time. What's more, it's such a big event as a homicide. My several owner groups are already going crazy and everyone is talking about it."

Gu Tongwan nodded, but was not worried about his identity as the person reporting the crime at the scene being leaked. After all, the Self-Defense Forces not only had to keep the reporter's identity information confidential, but also had to ensure his safety.

Gu Tongwan arranged himself and Liao Yunyun in a double room on the fourth floor. There were two 1.2-meter single beds in the room. The area was about square meters, which was very spacious. The decoration of the room was also very warm, giving people the feeling that they were not staying in a hotel but rather returning home.

The two of them had a simple meal and washed up in the evening before lying on the bed. Liao Yunyun looked up at the ceiling, which was dimly lit by the lights, and suddenly said with emotion: "Wanwan, do you think the end of the world will continue?"

Before Gu Tongwan could answer, Liao Yunyun continued, "It's been five years, from the first rainstorm to the various natural disasters that followed. I didn't expect that five years would pass like this. Humans are so insignificant in front of nature, and the creatures on Earth have undergone various changes. Humans probably never thought that one day they would build a fortress underground. If there were no natural disasters, what would we be like now? Would you continue to work as a slave for the company, and would I open my own coffee shop?"

Gu Tongwan's expression did not change, and his tone was calm: "Probably."

Naturally, she would not tell Liao Yunyun that when she died in her previous life, the apocalypse had lasted for eight years. There would be high temperatures and plant mutations in the future, and humans would face even more terrifying biological mutations. By then, plants would invade cities on a large scale. In the year she died, it was said that there was an unknown virus mutation in Kyoto, and humans infected would become mad monsters.

However, these things happened in her previous life. This life has undergone some changes due to the butterfly effect, and she cannot be sure that what happened in her previous life will happen again in this life.

Liao Yunyun knew that there was no end to the topic, so she asked about what happened in the afternoon.

"So you suspect that this woman is related to a certain organization, and the previous case of missing children at the base is likely related to this organization?"

"Well, it's just my guess, because it's the same mysterious potion, and it reminds me of the person who fought with Yan Fan before." Gu Tongwan frowned, always feeling as if she was standing in a fog, and there were thousands of ever-changing threads in the fog. She had already touched one of them, and was about to walk out of the fog along the thread, but the thread suddenly broke the next moment.

Liao Yunyun turned her head, with doubt in her eyes: "Illuminati?"

"I guess it should be this organization. This organization has been developing its influence in various countries over the years. It is a cult that uses the human nature in the end times to spread its evil doctrines and ideas." She had never heard of this organization in her previous life, but in the end times there are anti-human organizations like the "Illuminati". This kind of evil organization will use children and women to trap ordinary people, and use people's sympathy for vulnerable groups to achieve their goals.

However, in her previous life, she vaguely heard that these organizations were eventually wiped out by elite guards sent by the base, and the Hunter Association also sent hunter specialists to track and investigate these organizations. In the end, the leaders of all the organizations were imprisoned in a prison in a coastal city.

"Our unit has reported on the Illuminati, but because there is so little information, we only published two issues in newspapers. Moreover, the base ordered us to stop reporting on it. It was said that they were afraid of alerting the enemy. But that was more than a year ago. The base seems to have sent several groups of people to investigate, but the hiding places of this organization are too scattered, so that the base has not been able to completely destroy the organization over the years." When Liao Yunyun said this, her heartbeat suddenly accelerated, as if an invisible big hand was squeezing her heart. A sense of fear ran through her body, and goose bumps suddenly appeared on her body.

Her breathing began to become rapid, and even Gu Tongwan noticed something was wrong. Then she heard Liao Yunyun propping up half of her body in fear, "Wanwan, I remember now. The series of things that happened to us in the Wanderer Base Camp might have been secretly planned by this organization. Do you remember what Chen Yanxi said? There was an experimental subject among them. I remember that when I looked up the relevant information about this organization, there was content about the organization using humans to conduct some cruel experiments."

"You've thought of this, too? Yes, I've suspected this, but since we're not members of the Guard, we can't investigate this. However... I think we should still be on guard. After all, this organization has infiltrated the base and other camps, which means that their existence itself is very dangerous."

Liao Yunyun said worriedly, "Oh, right? Didn't they say that the woman's accomplice was arrested? He knows the woman, so it's very likely that they are from the same organization. Will the man give us any clues about the Illuminati?"

"I asked the female police officer who took my statement about this. She meant that she couldn't tell me too many details of the case. But she also said that the security level of their Security Bureau's detention room is not high at present. I guess it will most likely be transferred to other places later." Of course, these are all Gu Tongwan's own guesses. As for where the man will be transferred to, she really doesn't know.

Liao Yunyun changed her posture this time, with her whole body turned sideways towards Gu Tongwan. I don’t know if it’s because she has been working as a reporter for so long that she is very interested in the details of these cases.

"So the woman had already been killed when you entered the room? But I don't understand. If the woman was killed by someone in the organization, then why did they cut off her head? Isn't this redundant? Also, the cut surface of the head is very smooth, which shows that it cannot be done with ordinary tools. This person should be a professional. Do you think he could be a medical practitioner or a butcher?" Liao Yunyun's favorite topic was the Criminal Investigation Bureau. Although this topic was bloody and terrifying, her curiosity obviously overwhelmed her fear at this moment.

Gu Tongwan knew that Liao Yunyun would not go to bed until they finished talking about this topic, so he said, "I guess the former is more likely, but... if it's a special kind of superpower, it might not be impossible. For example, a high-level metal superpower, various parts of the body can be transformed into metal, such as a metal hand knife, and the metal produced is thin but sharp, and can even easily cut through a concrete wall."

In her previous life, she had seen a person with metal abilities easily cut a person in half with his hand knife. The scene at that time made her fear anything metal for a long time in the future.

"Stop talking. I've got goosebumps all over my body. No matter what, you really have to be careful in the next few days. I always feel that this matter is not that simple. How about you go back to the ground during this period of time?"

Gu Tongwan said with a smile: "The guesthouse will open in less than two days. How can I spare time now? Don't worry about it. I will pay attention."

Seeing that her friend insisted on staying, Liao Yunyun didn't want to continue persuading him, but suddenly asked, "Have you contacted Chen Yanxi?"

"I've contacted him. He said he'll be coming back soon." Gu Tongwan replied.

"Will Chen Yanxi come back on the opening day of the guesthouse? Can he make it in time for the opening?" Liao Yunyun suddenly changed the subject. Perhaps it was because they had talked about two rather heavy topics in a row before going to bed, and she was worried that she would have nightmares the whole night.

"He should be able to make it back in time. But even if he can't, it doesn't matter. The mission he's carrying out this time is quite difficult, and it might have been delayed for a month or two."

Gu Tongwan frowned slightly. He felt a little uneasy when he mentioned Chen Yanxi's mission. He originally planned to be away for only two weeks, but it took nearly a month before he finally got the news of his return.

Liao Yunyun sighed, "Look at you. You and Chen Yanxi have been in a relationship for half a year, but it seems like you haven't been together for more than a month. Although his job seems very glamorous, it requires long-term separation. Don't blame me for speaking harshly. Whether it's before or after the apocalypse, men and women cannot live apart for a long time if they want to maintain a certain intimacy."

"From the moment I decided to be with him, I thought about it. Even if we become the most important people to each other, we can't lose ourselves. No one can live without the other. He has his mission, and I have my own work and career, but this does not affect the place we keep for each other in each other's hearts. Even if our relationship changes in the future, I won't lose anything."

Liao Yunyun immediately gave a thumbs up and said, "Sister, you are the sober heroine of the modern era, you are right to think so. Anyway, don't fall in love. That thing is not worth a penny."

"Okay, stop worrying about me. You should just worry about how our guesthouse is doing."

"What? It must be packed with guests. This is the only guesthouse so beautiful and cost-effective that has an underground city, okay?" Liao Yunyun was full of confidence and was not worried at all that the guesthouse would lose money.

The two best friends spoke some of their innermost thoughts to each other on the bed, as if they were back to the time when they were little and slept together in the big bed and whispered to each other.

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The case of the headless female corpse has not yet ended, as two more murders occurred in another building in the resettlement housing complex. The victims were Lin, a 30-year-old man, and Zhang, a 50-year-old woman. Both of them lived alone and had no relatives. What's even more horrifying is that when the two were found, their heads were missing.

The people who reported the case were the security personnel patrolling the community and the residents downstairs, because the smell of blood attracted many mutant rats and black-shelled cockroaches.

The noises made by the mutant rats and cockroaches throughout the night made the residents downstairs miserable, so they ran to the sixth floor where Zhang lived to check the situation. However, they knocked on the door for a long time but got no response. Finally, the neighbor could only go back cursing, but the noise upstairs still sounded that night, and this time there was even the rustling and sharp cries of some kind of rodent.

The downstairs neighbor finally realized something was wrong, and on the second day he found the security guard who had been assigned to the community in the past two days, and together with the security guard, they forced the door open. Finally, they discovered that in addition to Zhang's missing head, his internal organs had been hollowed out by mutant rats, and the room was crawling with densely packed black-shelled cockroaches, which frightened the neighbor so much that he fainted on the spot.

The other person who died was Lin, because the workers who were installing natural gas were unable to enter. The security guard who was patrolling on that floor knocked on the door to no avail and realized something was wrong so he broke in. Lin was found in the bathroom with his head still missing and his body completely swollen from soaking in the bathtub.

The two murders instantly caused a stir in the resettlement housing community, causing panic among the people and even increasing the pressure on the Security Bureau.