Armed Train in the Apocalypse

Chapter 405: Chapter 267: Eight Sedans

”You rascal, that’s Miss Shu.”

Cao Yong tightened his tie and cursed.

Zhong You lifted his chin, ”She said she likes this code name. It’s the only one she earned through her own ability.”

”No matter how you usually call her, here, you must call her Miss Shu!”

”By the way, wasn’t she on a mission? Why is she attending this inexplicable salon?”

Zhong You asked in confusion.

Cao Yong glanced around and said in a low voice, ”Anyway, you are about to be promoted to Tier Two, after this you can lead a team independently. I don’t mind telling you, this time the trigger is to negotiate with a small faction called the Armed Train. Every faction within the company wants a piece of the action.”

”Oh, a fat sheep?”

”Why else would they let us special agents into the salon.”

A cold light flashed in Zhong You’s eyes, ”Including me, there are only five of us from this batch, are all of us here?”

”Counting you, there are three. I heard Miss Shu was here, so I specially swapped you in. Now stop inquiring and go in quickly.”

Cao Yong urged.

Zhong You was helpless, ”Can’t I just stand here and wait until it starts?”

”These are all children of the company’s higher-ups. Getting to know them better will be beneficial to you.”

”They’re all second-generation heirs, nothing worth saying.”

”Don’t worry, second-generation heirs aren’t fools. You’re the Evolver with the most potential to advance to the high ranks. They’ll be eager to curry favor with you...”

Cao Yong thought he was worried about this, and both coaxed and cursed as he pushed him inside.

Once the door was closed, he let out a long sigh.

Feeling a tightness in his throat, he instinctively touched his pocket, pulled out a crumpled pack of cigarettes, looked at the three nearly crushed cigarettes inside, took out a half cigarette and lit it at his lips.

The smoke blurred Cao Yong’s face.

”Lao Zhong, I did right by you...”

...

Inside the room, a group of young people wearing luxurious formal attire gathered in threes and fives, laughing and chatting.

Each exhibited elegant manners and articulate speech, subtly glancing at others in the small venue as they spoke.

When spotting a more valuable target, Bao Qingqing could appropriately end the current topic and naturally move to the next target.

Neither abrupt nor annoying.

As the adopted daughter of the second director, such matters had become instinctive for her.

Originally, she was the legitimate eldest daughter of the Bao Family, but her family was somewhat special, living together with three ”mothers,” a father, and four siblings.

It was originally quite harmonious.

Later, after her stepmother rose to power, her father passed away due to illness just before the apocalypse, and all family resources were grasped by the stepmother.

She thought it would be a miserable life next, but for some reason, the stepmother didn’t drive them out, merely limited some expenses and continued supporting them as before.

Including her biological mother and another ”aunt.”

However, their status experienced a subtle change.

From the Bao Family’s eldest daughter, she became the adopted daughter of the Tang Family.

”Tang” is the surname of her stepmother, who is Black Kite’s second director.

Thinking in her stepmother’s shoes, she couldn’t be so magnanimous.

”Qingqing, I heard you’ve awakened. How is it? Does it hurt?”

A girl in a deep black formal dress asked.

So young, yet so well-endowed.

Bao Qingqing discreetly scanned her up and down, cursed her inwardly, then replied gently, ”It doesn’t hurt, but there’s some risk. At the time, I thought, anyway, the chances are so small, surely it won’t be me. So I gritted my teeth and tried it.”

”Qingqing, you’re amazing. I’ve heard about the risk of turning into a zombie, and haven’t had the courage to awaken yet...”

”...”

Enjoying a few compliments, Bao Qingqing steered the conversation back on track.

”Speaking of which, do any of you know what Shu Wei has been up to lately?”

A young man smiled and said, ”I remember she went on a mission a long time ago.”

”What kind of mission, for so long?”

As a central figure within the circle, mentioning her name immediately drew everyone’s attention.

Shu Wei is not only acknowledged as the ’only child’ by the third director, but her mother is also a high-ranking official within the company. Most crucially, her own capabilities are strong. She built a billion-dollar company from scratch without taking a penny from home.

Although a billion is not a staggering sum for those present, many of them could ask for more from their families with a mere word.

But with the same resources, they could only make money from money while Shu Wei earnt her own. The difference is stark.

After the apocalypse hit, Shu Wei didn’t hesitate and became one of the first experimental Evolvers.

This decisiveness has been praised by many big shots, to the point where their ears have grown calluses from hearing it.

”Then it’s not clear, it’s been about two months, right?”

”Not back yet?”

”I heard she would attend the salon today...”

Bao Qingqing questioned, ”I heard this negotiation was led by Shu Wei. So when did she go on a mission?”

”Could her mission target be that faction called the Armed Train?”

”HY2036115TQ3-0017”

A cool magnetic voice echoed.

Several people turned around in confusion.

Bao Qingqing had long noticed this handsome man with a tanned complexion, recognizing him as Zhong You, who recently became a Tier Two Powerhouse. One side of her mind was calculating what excuse to get closer to him, while controlling her turning speed to be slower than everyone else’s.

She tilted her head slightly and said, ”What are you talking about?”

Zhong You stared at Bao Qingqing, brow furrowed, ”The mission number you mentioned about the Armed Train, that mission has already failed.”