Snowstorm: I’m Super Rich in the Apocalypse
Chapter 258: Laying Mines

Chapter 258: Chapter 258: Laying Mines

Lu Ruisheng spoke of murder so casually, but Huang Suzhen’s heart sank upon hearing this. She had killed people before, but she couldn’t be as composed as Lu Ruisheng. It seemed she really was getting old.

No, she had just wanted to probe earlier, curious about how well they were living. She didn’t believe their prowess alone afforded such comfort, but how had she been turned around in her questioning?

At that moment, Lun Wanli sighed, "It’s truly our Lu Family that has failed Shengsheng. If only he hadn’t been lost, if he had been by our side, would he have suffered so much?"

Huang Suzhen responded, "We can’t say that either, Mingming wasn’t lost and still couldn’t always be by our side. Children grow up and eventually lead their own lives."

Whenever Lun Wanli thought of this, he became irate. "And you still have the nerve to say that? Mingming could have been with us, but what did he do? He insisted on listening to his mother and going abroad. If he hadn’t gone abroad, would he be like he is now?" He refrained from voicing the last part, "accomplished nothing."

Huang Suzhen was truly distressed, wondering why nothing she said seemed right. She had never felt such helplessness before. It seemed Lu Ruisheng truly was her nemesis. His return was disastrous for her and her grandson.

Lu Ruiming, skilled in this aspect, hurriedly continued with a pitiful tone, "Grandfather, I truly wanted to study in the Capital City and be near you and grandmother. But my mom wouldn’t even let me finish high school and sent me away. I really missed you both."

At the time, Zhang Huishu had altered Lu Ruiming’s age and school records with great effort to send him abroad for safety.

Upon hearing Lu Ruiming’s words, Lun Wanli felt much better. "I always said our Lu Family’s children couldn’t be so ungrateful. The Beautiful Country might be good, but it’s nothing compared to our Great Huaxia."

Lu Ruiming quickly agreed, "Of course, the food in the Beautiful Country tastes bad, the scenery isn’t as nice as ours, frankly, nothing there is as good as here. When I returned, I cried with emotion looking at our motherland’s beautiful landscapes, truly proud."

These were all tactics Lu Ruiming habitually used to ingratiate himself over the phone; he had thoroughly figured out how to win his grandfather’s favor.

Indeed, Lun Wanli was overjoyed by these words, "Well done, well done, the grandsons of our Lu Family are remarkable."

Saying this, he drank from his glass, visibly pleased.

This was only the first day, and they still needed Lu Ruiming to properly enact a deep familial bond with the elders to make them joyful before unveiling the truth for a greater impact.

Meanwhile, Gu Pan and Lu Ruisheng planned to clearly understand the operations of the headquarters in the coming days. They intended to eavesdrop on some secrets, for if any problems arose, they would know to which safe place to flee, preferably obtaining the coordinates of Mount Everest Base.

They also needed to learn about the human Flame Box project and some future plans and emergency protocols of the base, which were crucial for future survival. Even with access to Space, who would want to live there forever?

Of course, if such a day arrived, they would have no choice but to accept it, at least they would still be alive.

Once they had all this information, they planned to use Lu Ruiming to first threaten the grandmother with past events, reveal Lu Ruiming’s true identity, and then return to No.7 Base.

The best place to obtain such information was naturally from the grandfather, whose status at the base was very high; he directly participated in many secrets. Plus, Second Uncle had mentioned the grandfather had a phone and conference room, so they planned to stay there, observing the grandparent-grandchild bond between Lu Ruiming and Huang Suzhen while gathering information.

Today, Second Aunt hadn’t said much about how Lu Ruisheng resembled the Lu Family. They only needed to plant the seed in the grandfather’s mind now and wait for the right moment to detonate it for maximum effect.

The dinner had actually been quite enjoyable, and to avoid worrying the grandfather, Gu Pan and the others mentioned nothing about the ambush they had encountered on the road.

After dinner, Lun Wanli personally accompanied them to their rooms, which had been prepared in advance on the second floor—Lu Ruisheng and Gu Pan’s room was on the east side, the first one. It was spacious, with north-south ventilation and had a private bathroom.

Lu Ruiming’s room was on the west side, also with north-south ventilation, but not as large as the one on the east side.

Huang Suzhen was unhappy about the room arrangements, but she had no choice. After all, Lu Ruisheng was married, and there were two of them, while her beloved grandson was only one person, so he couldn’t have a bigger room than a couple. It just had to be this way.

Even though that was the case, Huang Suzhen still felt uncomfortable. Her grandson should have the best. That damn Lu Ruisheng, why didn’t he die out there? If he had died, the entire Lu Family would belong to Lu Ruiming.

Of course, these thoughts were fruitless and only served as a source of internal anger.

Lun Wanli and Huang Suzhen lived on the third floor, where there was also a conference room and a study. Normally, outsiders couldn’t enter the third floor. The first floor housed the rooms for security personnel and housemaids. Although it was the apocalypse, Lun Wanli’s status was still different, so these amenities were maintained, and there were guards at the entrance to their house.

Before this, Gu Pan and Lu Ruisheng had never expected Lu Ruisheng’s family to have such status. Both of them were ordinary people who relied on their own efforts, so this treatment indeed required some adjustment.

Su Qing was quite satisfied with their rooms, although she had also prepared rooms for the two children at her own place. However, it was necessary to have rooms here, the best rooms, as it was a matter of the children’s status within the Lu Family.

After settling in, Su Qing told Lun Wanli that she wanted to take the two children to recognize their ancestral home.

Upon hearing this, Lun Wanli said, "Then take Mingming too, they are all nephews, and you should treat them equally. There aren’t many of us in the Lu Family left, just these two children."

Su Qing disliked hearing such words. If it weren’t for that accident, how could she possibly have no children?

But without evidence, she couldn’t really say anything.

She said, "Aunt Huang is so fond of Lu Ruiming, just let him spend time with his grandma right away. We aren’t far away, and it won’t hurt to wait a little longer."

Indeed, at that moment, Lu Ruiming was with Huang Suzhen in a room, with the door closed.

Lun Wanli was also frustrated. It was obvious that his wife favored Lu Ruiming, while Su Qing and Lu Jianshe favored Lu Ruisheng. All of them were his children, which wasn’t what he wanted to see.

But he couldn’t force them together; they would have to take it slowly. In the apocalypse, they should understand the importance of kinship even more.

He thought this way partly because he was older and longed for harmony among his grandchildren, and also because he had never had to survive outside. He didn’t realize that in the apocalypse, kinship meant little. Even one’s own children could be sacrificed—what more of kinship then?

Of course, he might have heard of these things, but without real contact with such people and without having lived in that kind of environment, how could he truly understand?

When the apocalypse began, they were among the first to build and move into the base. Previously living in a military compound, they had never ventured out, always in a very secure environment, so he couldn’t truly empathize with the people living in the apocalypse.

Inside the base, people focused more on issues like the continuation of humanity; many things were unjust, with ordinary people being the first to be sacrificed.

He told Su Qing, "Alright, go ahead then. Have the kids come back here to sleep tonight. I’d like to have a chat with Shengsheng."

Su Qing responded, "Understood, Dad. We’ll head off then."