Rebirth: Leading Families to Survive in the Apocalypse-Chapter 745: A Laughing Stock

Lin Xiuyuan suddenly understood as well; so their trip to Y country was not just about completing a zombie cockroach task but also involved them being swept into a power struggle within Y country, even playing significant roles in it.

"So we were just calculated by him for nothing?"

Lu Guanhai asked.

Su Jin yawned again and settled into the soft sofa, saying, "It can’t be said that we were calculated, more like mutual exploitation. Even without him, Xius would still have worked with the Han Family to target us."

Speaking of the Han Family, everyone felt as though they had swallowed flies, wondering how their shadow appeared everywhere?

"We still have to settle our account with the Han Family, just not now."

Lu Hao stated.

Xius was right about one thing; the Heart Talk Team was merely composed of a dozen or so individuals. Trying to shake the already established sphere of influence of the Han Family was indeed unlikely. Furthermore, considering Xiao Jin’s physical condition, they had to put this matter aside for the time being.

While the family chatted, Lu Hao noticed that Su Jin had already fallen asleep on the sofa.

"I’ll carry Xiao Jin back to her room to sleep first. Make yourselves at home; I’ll watch over here."

Lu Hao said.

Although they entered their Space every evening, they would still leave one or two people looking after their accommodation in case of emergencies. Since Su Jin was already asleep, Lu Hao decided he would stay outside to rest with her.

"Alright, if anything happens, come inside and call us straight away,"

Su Xiangzhe said. Since Su Jin looked very tired, they couldn’t bear to wake her. With Lu Hao there to accompany her outside, they all felt at ease.

Lu Hao nodded and carefully carried the sleeping Su Jin upstairs to the bedroom.

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Y country is a nation that values family traditions, and the prestige of each family is of great importance. Xius, as the leader of a family, ran naked in public, and it was rumored he even made indecent actions toward many women.

Overnight, the Nickle Family and the family leader became the butt of jokes throughout the base. Xius, once esteemed and aloof, suddenly became the target of everyone’s criticism.

Rumor had it, Xius suffered from severe dementia, a condition he’d had before that flared up intermittently and was not widely known. Last night was probably triggered by Vice Elder Mo Fei, losing control and running out into the chaos.

"It’s hard for me to imagine that we actually swore allegiance to such a family,"

"No, you should think about how we will face a clan leader with dementia in the future,"

"Stop it, buddy. I remember that scene all too clearly, and I’m afraid I’ll never forget it for the rest of my life,"

"Did you hear? The Nickle Family is going to hold a family council, and it’s going to be open to everyone at the base!"

"Really? Open to the public? That’s unprecedented!"

"When is it? Then I don’t plan to go out. I must listen in."

Amidst the buzz of conversation, Qiao headed alone to the Heart Talk Team’s residence early in the morning.

"Good morning, I hope I’m not disturbing your rest, as it’s only seven o’clock," fɾeeweɓnѳveɭ.com

Qiao said somewhat awkwardly, noticing that Lu Hao was still wearing pajamas.

"Not at all, everyone is already up. It’s just that there are no tasks today, so they haven’t come down yet,"

Lu Hao said as he offered Qiao a bottle of water and gestured for him to sit down and talk.

"Mr. Lu, I came here today to apologize for what happened last night. You are the heroes of Y country and should not have been treated that way. I am truly sorry,"

Qiao said tentatively, watching Lu Hao, whose expression remained icy, making it hard for him to gauge if the other was actually angry.

"It has nothing to do with you; you need not apologize,"

Lu Hao put down his cup and stated.

Moreover, Qiao had already paid off the task bonus, even adding an extra 500,000.

"But..."

Qiao was about to say something else when he was interrupted by a voice greeting him from upstairs.

"Good morning, Qiao"

Lin Xiuyuan, full of energy, was leaning on the banister of the second-floor staircase, happily greeting him.

"Ah, good morning"

Qiao quickly stood up because he realized that the Heart Talk Team had all neatly appeared.

"You guys chat, I’m going to change clothes"

Lu Hao looked at his pajamas and felt somewhat out of place. He had just let Su Jin into the house to call everyone out after hearing the knock, while he had come down in his pajamas.

"Were all those Little Cuties taken care of last night?"

Su Jin also looked well-rested and inquired to Qiao with a good complexion.

"Yes, don’t worry, you won’t see them again,"

Qiao replied, and it seemed that the Heart Talk Team were all quite merciful. In last night’s series of events, only Shalin had died, and even Xius and Mo Fei, the chief culprits, had their lives spared by the team.

"That’s good"

Su Jin had no intention of asking how Qiao and Russell had dealt with those people; anyway, it was no longer their concern.

"Su Jin, for one, I am here today to apologize on behalf of the Nickle Family, and second, I wanted to ask if your words from last night are still valid. Although, if not, it’s okay, we are still friends,"

Qiao’s words were a bit incoherent, but he had to confirm this matter with Su Jin before anything else.

"The resource trading matter? Of course, it’s valid. We from the Heart Talk Team are always open to Crystal Cores,"

Su Jin knew what Qiao was referring to, so she promptly replied.

Selling resources to Country Y was in itself something that went unnoticed, and no one would have guessed that their business would extend this far.

"So, what you said was true?"

Qiao suddenly became excited.

"It’s true, we can trade today, but I would prefer that not too many people know about this,"

Su Jin and her team had planned to leave Country Y in the next couple of days, so if they were going to trade, they hoped to do it soon.

"In Country Y, we strictly keep the information of our trading partners confidential. If the Heart Talk Team can become our trading partner, that would be really great!"

Qiao was somewhat excited; could it be anything but great? The resource prices of the Heart Talk Team were so cheap!

Moreover, one of the reasons why Xius and Mo Fei so unconditionally wanted to hand over the Heart Talk Team was because of an ultimatum from the Han Family—if the mission wasn’t completed this time, the Han Family would completely terminate trade with Country Y.

"Did they disclose all this to you as well?"

Lu Hao had come downstairs and, after hearing Qiao’s words, asked.

"Yes, most of it was confessed by Mo Fei. Do you have any grudges with the Han Family?"

Qiao was also a bit worried; from what he heard from Mo Fei, the Han Family seemed to have many tricks up their sleeves.

"If you put it that way, there’s no specific grudge, just that we’ve affected their interests,"

Lu Hao summarized briefly.

"Then you had better be careful too. Let us know if you need any help,"

Qiao said.