Immortal in The Apocalypse
Chapter 109: Negotiation

Chapter 109: Negotiation

With a smile on his face, Ji Yang looked at Zhuo Yuyan and asked, "Is what your friend said true? Is there really a way to contact the base now?"

Zhuo Yuyan nodded and said, "Yes. My paternal uncle is one of the researchers in the laboratory, and he told me some confidential information. As for what the information is, I’m sorry I can’t tell you. It’s related to my paternal uncle’s safety."

"There is no need for you to tell us about that confidential information. We only need you to contact the base to negotiate our rewards, and make arrangements for this weird zombie. As for what the base wants to do with this zombie, it is not our concern." Ji Yang said with a smile.

Hearing this, Zhuo Yuyan nodded and calmly took out a small communicator from her backpack. After adjusting the channel, she put it in her ear and waited. A few seconds later, she said, "Uncle, it’s me. Mhm, I’m fine."

Zhuo Yuyan answered her paternal uncle’s question about her safety one by one, then said, "Uncle, we caught a weird zombie in a village fifty kilometers away from the base. ..... Mhm. That village."

She hummed an answer a few times before saying, "They want to negotiate about the reward first. Can you make a decision on this matter? ... I understand."

Zhuo Yuyan listened to what her uncle said for a while, then took off the communicator, handed it to Ji Yang, and said, "Brother Ji, someone wants to talk to you."

Ji Yang took the communicator from her hand, put it on his right ear, and said, "Hello, who am I talking to?"

After he asked, an old man’s calm voice came from the communicator. "I am the commander of the military base. My name is Mao Yan. May I know your name?"

Ji Yang was stunned for a moment when he heard the other party’s name. He thought that the highest ranking person he could talk to is one of the senior scientists. But when he heard Mao Yan’s name, Ji Yang knew that they had struck a mountain of gold this time.

With a bright smile on his face, he said politely: "Hello, Commander Mao, my name is Ji Yang. I heard your name for a long time. It’s an honor to speak to you today."

Sitting at the main seat of the large oval table, Mao Yan said calmly: "I am honored to finally be able to talk to Young Master Ji. I have heard a lot of rumors about your team, and I am very happy that your team has decided to stay in our military base."

Ji Yang heard what he said and smiled, then said, "Commander Mao praised us too much. We just think it is quite convenient to live in this military base, because there are still many places around the base that have not yet been searched."

When Ji Yang’s voice echoed in the spacious conference room from the communicator, everyone present knew that this young man was not easy to deal with. His ability to say those arrogant things while remaining humble is no easy feat.

After a moment of silence, Mao Yan chuckled and said, "Young Master Ji is too humble. I heard Professor Zhuo say that you captured a fourth rank zombie today."

Ji Yang sighed and said, "Yes. It’s not easy for us to capture this zombie alive. If it weren’t for our teamwork, I’m afraid we would all be the zombie’s meal and there is no way I could speak with Commander Mao right now."

After a few seconds of silence, Mao Yan asked calmly: "So, what does Young Master Ji want in exchange for this zombie?"

Ji Yang became serious and said, "I heard rumors that new weapons can be forged from newly discovered ores, and the base has already started producing it. I want ten boxes of these weapons, as well as a new power generator. The one that is powered using new ores."

As soon as he finished speaking, the conference room fell into silence. A man with heavy dark circles under his sleepy eyes suddenly raised his head and said sleepily: "Stop wasting time."

On the other side, Ji Yang heard a familiar sleepy voice coming from the communicator. He frowned slightly and asked hesitantly: "Elder Cousin Brother?"

As soon as he said this, the man yawned and said, "You brat, stop talking nonsense and hand over the zombie. You are wasting my time."

As soon as he said this, the conference room fell into silence again. Everyone present looked at the man in surprise, while Mao Yan asked, "Professor Kong, do you know Young Master Ji?"

Kong Yixun yawned again, and said, "He is my younger maternal cousin."

After listening to his words, everyone couldn’t help but sigh that the world is so small. Just as Mao Yan was thinking about how to take advantage of Kong Yixun’s identity against Ji Yang in this negotiation, Pan Liangqing suddenly chuckled.

Hearing her inexplicable chuckle, Mao Yan frowned and asked, "Director Pan, why are you suddenly laughing?"

Pan Liangqing looked at Mao Yan and said, "Commander Mao, don’t you think it’s strange that an outsider like Young Master Ji knows about the new weapons and the new generators? No one knew the news except those present here."

Listening to her words, Mao Yan’s frown deepened. He looked at Pan Liangqing coldly and asked, "Director Pan, what do you mean by saying this?"

Pan Liangqing smiled at Mao Yan and said slowly: "Commander Mao, there is a spy among us."

As soon as she finished speaking, the expressions of everyone present changed, except Kong Yixun, who looked even sleepier than before. When the atmosphere in the conference room became intense, Ji Yang’s voice suddenly broke the tension.

"Everyone, can you finish our conversation first, and then you can attack my elder cousin brother as you like. My team is not as free as you are. We still have a mission to complete, and we have to fight zombies and mutants right now." His voice came through the communicator, sounding impatient.