Edge of the Apocalypse

Chapter 118: Chapter 110: The Program Started Up Again in a Very Strange Way

After hearing Yu Dong talk about rebirth and the apocalypse, Xufeng didn’t immediately object or express any doubt.

"Dongzi, how can you prove what you’re saying is true?"

Zhao Youcai said, "I’ll vouch for Dongzi. This secret... only I know it. I’ve never told anyone. I don’t believe Dongzi could have read my mind, so the only possibility is that the future me told him."

"That is indeed good supporting evidence... but that’s assuming Youcai isn’t in on this little act with you. Dongzi, I know you’re good at persuading people. So please, persuade me."

Xufeng gestured for him to proceed, indicating that Yu Dong could now make his case.

"Xufeng, the amount of money you can transfer right now is just over fifty thousand in total. And if I were to ask to borrow fifty thousand from you, you’d lend it to me without hesitation, because that’s exactly what you did in my past life."

Xufeng thought about it for a moment, then smiled.

"Interesting... The amount is correct, and it’s true I’d lend it to you. Dongzi, your credibility is worth fifty thousand."

As the son of a businessman, Xufeng believed everyone’s credibility had a price.

If Yu Dong took the fifty thousand and ran, it wouldn’t necessarily be a bad thing for Xufeng. When he returned from studying abroad to either inherit the family business or start his own company, he wouldn’t get burned by Yu Dong.

Xufeng had long considered someone like Yu Dong as part of his talent pool for future business ventures; he wasn’t about to let him get away.

Fifty thousand was a worthy price to pay to prove his judgment of character was seriously flawed.

"But I don’t think that’s enough proof. It could be a lucky guess. After all, everyone knows my monthly allowance is ten thousand. Based on my daily spending and the fact I’ve mentioned I was saving money, you could roughly deduce I have about fifty thousand saved up."

The calmer Xufeng was in discussing the logic of it all, the more pained Yu Dong felt.

’Why did such a good person have to turn into a zombie?’

’How great it would be if Xufeng could be by my side after the apocalypse!’

Yu Dong even felt that if Xufeng had been there in his last life, he absolutely would not have let him succumb to the defeatist attitude spreading through their group. Xufeng would have set things straight!

’Damn that S-Virus! Why is it so precise! It killed my Xufeng! If only I could change who gets infected... Huh? Wait a minute!’

Yu Dong suddenly thought of a path he had never taken before, and a person he had not yet met.

But for now, convincing his three roommates was obviously more important, so he temporarily pushed the thought aside.

Yu Dong closed his eyes.

The next moment, he was standing in a vast emptiness.

Before him were three enormous cinematic screens!

They depicted his three failed lives, from one week before the apocalypse until his death. Every piece of information he had ever seen, heard, or smelled was contained within these three screens, ready to be precisely extracted at any moment.

His memory had become impeccable after he died.

He focused on Xufeng.

Yu Dong quickly scanned through the memories and found a special anchor point that wouldn’t change over time.

"Xufeng, you have an appointment tomorrow night to meet someone. You won’t be having dinner with us, you won’t join our activities, and you won’t tell us who you’re meeting."

’After every rebirth, on the second night, Xufeng would never be there to help. He’d just say he had something to take care of...’

After hearing this, Xufeng looked at Yu Dong in astonishment.

"Dongzi... you know about this too? Tomorrow night, my dad arranged for me to meet someone about studying abroad."

Xufeng had never told anyone about this, because it was quite sensitive. The other party was a government official who was helping to speed up the process; it was a gray area.

Xufeng would never tell anyone about something like this.

Because it’s fine to have money, but once people discover its origins are dubious or it’s being used improperly... people will definitely look for ways to cause you trouble, even if they have nothing to gain.

That’s why businessmen emphasize making money through harmony. If you’re polite and friendly with everyone, people won’t go out of their way to mess with you.

Anyone who’s run a big company knows that no one can withstand a real investigation...

And this, combined with Zhao Youcai’s testimony and the precise mention of the fifty thousand, made Xufeng about eighty percent convinced.

"Dongzi, what about after the apocalypse? What happened to me?"

"You... turned into a zombie. It just happened, suddenly. Xufeng, there was no way for me to save you."

"What the! Why? I’ll go to Kyoto tomorrow for a virus screening and a check-up. They’re bound to find something, right? My dad knows a professor at Peking Union Medical College Hospital..."

Yu Dong held up a hand, cutting Xufeng off.

"Don’t waste your time, Xufeng. They won’t find anything. After the apocalypse starts, the government will make nightly broadcasts. They’ll talk about the zombie virus, but officials worldwide won’t be able to figure out when people got infected, or why the outbreak will be concentrated around 7 PM. They won’t know why some people die and others live. Data from numerous hospitals before the outbreak won’t show any abnormalities, either..."

"If the government can’t figure it out, you getting a check-up will be useless."

"Xufeng, listen to me. You only have seven days left. Time is precious. Go do what you want to do!"

"Don’t you like foreign women? Go for it! Get two of them! Go die on top of a foreign woman!"

Yu Dong sincerely hoped Xufeng could enjoy his last seven days.

This was what a brother should do for him.

It was to repay Xufeng’s kindness for lending him 100,000 in the past two lives.

Xufeng’s expression was complicated. He didn’t refute Yu Dong. Since he was eighty percent convinced about the absurd apocalypse, he figured he might as well believe the rest of it, too.

"Dongzi, even though it feels real, I still can’t completely believe this prophecy of yours... but I will lend you the money. How much do you need?"

"Don’t you only have fifty thousand? You should keep it for your last seven days. Foreign women are pretty expensive, right?"

"My dad has plenty of money."

At that moment, Xufeng spoke the most arrogant words, but no one thought he was just showing off.

Hearing this, Yu Dong laughed heartily and slapped Xufeng hard on the shoulder.

"Good brother! Then I’ll have to trouble your dad. Lend me however much you can get from him! The apocalypse is definitely coming. If it doesn’t, I’ll pay you back."

"Okay, I should have no problem getting 500,000 from him... I’ll transfer it to you tomorrow."

"Awesome!"

The two reached an agreement. Yu Dong not only got ten times his startup capital from Xufeng, but he also gave Xufeng the most crucial information, allowing him to think about how to live his last seven days.

The latter was more important to Yu Dong.

Huang Zhiqiang, who had been waiting on the side for Xufeng to set things straight: "?"

"Huh? 500,000???"

"I thought these two were crazy enough, but there’s an even bigger lunatic!"

"Are the three of you putting on a show to mess with me? Where’s the hidden camera? Come on out!"

Huang Zhiqiang looked around but couldn’t find any cameras, then slumped onto the table.

He hadn’t believed it at first, but the other three all did... so he couldn’t help but start to believe a little himself.

"But this is still too ridiculous! I can’t play this kind of game with you guys."

Yu Dong looked at the still-disbelieving Huang Zhiqiang, his face a mask of helplessness.

"Huang, there’s nothing I can do if you’re like this. You can’t even get a handle on yourself... I was originally planning to rely on you to win over Qiao Ping, but now I have to reconsider."

"Who’s Qiao Ping?"

"Your girlfriend from the last life. A 30-year-old woman."

"A mature young woman? Is she good-looking?"

"Very good-looking. She has class."

"Is her family rich?"

"Money? It’s about more than just money... but her family definitely isn’t short on cash."

"How was she with me?"

"She saw you as her only support, fell in love with you, and gave you a home."

Hearing this, Huang Zhiqiang’s eyes lit up. He grabbed Yu Dong’s hands with both of his.

"Dongzi, you absolutely have to let me join your team!"

"Huh? I thought you didn’t believe in the apocalypse?"

"A 30-year-old rich woman is in love with me, so who cares if there’s an apocalypse or not? If there’s no apocalypse, I get to be a sugar baby for a rich woman. If there is an apocalypse, I’ll have a mature young woman by my side. Is there anything better than that?"

Huang Zhiqiang’s face was flushed with excitement. Wasn’t this exactly his dream?

Yu Dong: "..."

’The program is running again, but in a very strange way.’

At that moment, Yu Dong checked the time. The welcome party was about to end.

"That’s all for today. We’ll talk more when we get back to the dorm. I’m off to meet someone."

"Who?"

"A glutton."

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