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Chapter 481 A New Semester Begins

"Alright, it's fine now. Don't worry. I've handled it all well," Gu Ning said. She felt touched that she had real friends who cared about her.

"No, boss, I'm going to tell Hao Ran and the others, and we'll visit you later. Don't reject us because we're good friends," Mu Ke said with determination.

Although Gu Ning thought that it wasn't necessary, she didn't want to hurt their feelings, so she agreed.

"Fine!" Gu Ning answered, and told him the address of her home. After hanging up the call with Gu Ning, Mu Ke called every one of their friends, and they were all mad at Qin Zheng's aunt.

Gu Ning also told Gu Man that her friends would visit her later. Gu Man was touched by Gu Ning's friends' kind behavior. And Gu Man was happy to see them. She immediately told Gu Qing to go grocery shopping with her.

Around three pm, Mu Ke and the others, including Su Anya arrived.

They all came with different kinds of gifts. Even though Gu Ning told them not to bring gifts, they weren't willing to visit her with empty hands.

Gu Man also told them not to buy gifts but they had already come with many packages in different sizes. In addition, they all cared about Gu Man's and Gu Qing's health, which made Gu Qing and Gu Man feel deeply touched.

Gu Qing and Gu Man went to cook in the kitchen, while Gu Ning was chatting with them in the living room. Although it was a little noisy, they all enjoyed themselves, and Gu Man had no time to think about Tang Yunfan. Before she made her decision, Gu Man wouldn't tell Gu Qing.

"Boss, do you still remember that the new semester will begin tomorrow?" Mu Ke asked, because Gu Ning was busy all the time.

Hearing that, Gu Ning was struck dumb for a second. She had indeed forgotten. Actually, the seniors in high school had already started to attend classes, but Gu Ning was always busy, so she didn't go back to her school yet. However, she did so well academically that her teachers were willing to turn a blind eye.

"Oh, I almost forgot!" Gu Ning said.

"I'm so envious of you. We've already been attending classes for days," Su Anya said.

"You should study hard and be the No. 1 student in your grade like our boss, then you can be absent from classes too!" Chu Peihan said.

"I wish! However, I can't do it!" Su Anya said.

"No big deal. Only Mu Ke, Mixi and Anyi are good students among us, and they go to school every day, not like the rest of us," Mu Ke said.

"Not me! I've gone to school these past few days," Qin Zixun retorted.

"Ha, I don't think you can continue," Zhang Tianping said with disdain. He didn't believe that Qin Zixun would start to study hard all of a sudden.

"Me either!" An Yi agreed with Zhang Tianping.

"You don't believe me? Then let's see!" Qin Zixun said with confidence.

"Qin Zixun, are you insane or something? Why did you suddenly become so studious?" Hao Ran stared at Qin Zixun. He thought that Qin Zixun was being very abnormal.

"Because I want to attend a good university, I need to study hard!" Qin Zixun argued.

"Hey, what do you all want to study in university?" Chu Peihan interrupted them. "To be honest, I have no interest in studying, so I've decided to work in the entertainment industry after my graduation."

There was an entertainment company under the Qing Gang, so Chu Peihan had plenty of chances at acting.

"I'm going to study law, and be a lawyer in the future," Su Anya said.

"I'm choosing Management Science," Hao Ran said, because he was going to take over his family business, so it was something he had to do.

"Me too," An Yi said. Although Shenghua Real Estate wasn't his family business anymore, the An Family was still managing it, so it was necessary for him to learn Management Science too.

"I'm going to learn finance," Yu Mixi said.

"Politics!" Qin Zixun said. Both of his parents were politicians, so it was highly likely that he would work in politics.

"I love playing on the computer, so I'm going to major in Computer Science," Zhang Tianping said.

When it was about 4 pm, Gu Ning received Yuan Jisong's call. He told her that Qin Lilin was sentenced to two years in jail and that she had to pay two million yuan as compensation. After that, Gu Qing and Gu Man could begin to repair and redecorate their store, while each of those injured staff could have fifty thousand yuan of mental damage compensation.

Around 6 pm, the dishes were on the table, and they went to enjoy the meal together. After dinner, the others left and Gu Ning stayed home to keep her mother's company.

The next day, when Gu Ning went to school, she encountered Qin Zheng at the gate. Or to be specific, Qin Zheng was intentionally waiting for her there.

Seeing Gu Ning coming, Qin Zheng walked to her at once. "Gu Ning, can we talk?"

"We have nothing to talk about." Gu Ning ignored him and walked away.

"Gu Ning!" Qin Zheng tried to stop her.

"If you don't want to be punched, stay away from me!" Gu Ning warned, then left. Qin Zheng didn't dare to stop her again, because he was truly afraid of her now. In fact, even if Gu Ning agreed to talk with him, he didn't know what to talk to her about, because his aunt had already been put in jail. Nevertheless, he was reluctant to give up.

Qin Zheng still refused to accept the fact that the girl who had been despised by him was now so outstanding and stunning.

Gu Ning went to meet her friends when she got to school. And they walked to their classrooms together.

There were many students in the fourth classroom already. However, Gu Ning's appearance didn't attract much attention from them, because only the high society knew that she was the real boss of Jade Beauty Jewelry.

Chapter 482 School Opening Ceremony

Nonetheless, Gu Ning's excellent performance at studying had already impressed many of her classmates, so they all kindly greeted her when she walked inside.

Shao Feifei, Yang Yulu and Wu Qingya, however, hated Gu Ning as always.

"She doesn't come to classes just because she became the No. 1 in our grade. I think she'll regret when the entrance examination to college comes!" Shao Feifei said with disdain.

After the final exams, all the other students had to attend classes for another week, and after the New Year Festival, they also had to go back to school a week earlier, while Gu Ning had enjoyed her vacation.

"Exactly! I think that she won't pass the exam!" Yang Yulu said.

Although their voices weren't loud, Gu Ning still heard their talk, but she didn't care at all.

Afterwards, the class began.

Because of the entrance examination to college, senior students in high school could only have half a day off in a week, but Gu Ning was different. She would come when she was free, but asked for a leave when she was busy with her business.

Therefore, Gu Ning went to ask for a leave in the head teacher's office right after the first class was over. Her head teacher was displeased, but couldn't do anything about it, because Gu Ning was the No.1 in their grade.

Gu Ning left her school soon after the first class.

Gu Ning had asked for a leave the next day too, because K called her asking for her help. A friend of his had a car accident and the doctor said that his friend's leg had to be amputated.

K told Gu Ning that as long as she could cure his friend, his friend would be willing to follow her lead. His friend was an ace finance expert as well as an outstanding business administrator.

Gu Ning was of course more than willing to help K's friend, because he was exactly the kind of skillful person she was looking for. Gu Ning also planned to get K and his friend to help her run the businesses in her group in the capital.

Although K knew little about business, his detective ability and investigation ability were remarkably excellent, which was indispensable for running a big business group.

When Gu Ning called her head teacher in the night, her head teacher was furious and shouted at her in anger, "Gu Ning! You've asked for a leave twice within two days! Are you still aware that you're a senior student who's going to attend the entrance examination to college in a couple of months?"

Although her head teacher understood that Gu Ning was excellent at studying, the entrance examination to college wasn't something that she could take airily.

"I'm sorry, but it's an emergency! My friend just had a car accident and his leg is going to be amputated. I have to visit him!" Gu Ning said.

"You…" Her head teacher didn't know what to say.

After that, Gu Ning told Gu Man the same reason before she left. She also mentioned Tang Yunfan and told Gu Man that Tang Yunfan had gone back to City B because of his business, so Gu Man had enough time to think about whether she would accept Tang Yunfan.

The next morning, Gu Ning went to the airport and flew to City D.

While Gu Ning was in the plane, the principal of her school had a talk with her head teacher, Zhang Qiuhua.

"Professor Zhang, is there a student named Gu Ning in your classroom?" the principal asked.

"Yes, is anything wrong?" Zhang Qiuhua panicked a little, because she didn't know whether the principal found out that Gu Ning was absent from classes.

The principal then showed Zhang Qiuhua a picture in his phone. "Take a look. Is this her?"

There was a beautifully made up young girl wearing a gown at a party in the picture, and Zhang Qiuhua recognized that the girl was Gu Ning at a glance.

"Yes, this is her. What happened?" Zhang Qiuhua asked.

Hearing the affirmative answer, the principal laughed out loud, which struck Zhang Qiuhua dumb, because she thought that the principal was going to be angry.

"Professor Zhang, it seems you don't know yet. This student called Gu Ning is really successful!" the principal said with obvious pride.

"What?" Zhang Qiuhua didn't understand.

"Professor Zhang, have you heard of Jade Beauty Jewelry?" the principal asked.

"Of course I have," Zhang Qiuhua said.

"Jade Beauty Jewelry is the most popular high-end jewelry brand now, and almost half of the important figures in City G attended its opening ceremony," the principal said, then asked Zhang Qiuhua, "Do you know who the boss of Jade Beauty Jewelry is?"

Zhang Qiuhua wasn't dumb, and she immediately realized that Gu Ning had to be the boss of Jade Beauty Jewelry. Gu Ning is the boss of Jade Beauty Jewelry?

Zhang Qiuhua couldn't believe it. "Gu-Gu Ning?"

"Exactly!" the principal said. "I heard that she made a lot of money by stone gambling, and then established Jade Beauty Jewelry."

Thinking of that, the principal admired Gu Ning very much. It was universally acknowledged that stone gambling was a highly risky activity, but Gu Ning was able to make a fortune out of it, which was legendary. However, none of them knew that all the jade in the Jade Beauty Jewelry store was cut out from raw materials bought by Gu Ning herself. They didn't know much about jade, but only knew that it cost a lot of money.

"Jesus!" Zhang Qiuhua sat down on the chair in shock, and couldn't believe her ears.

"Professor Zhang, Gu Ning is the pride of our school! Not only has she become the No. 1 in the grade, she has also become a successful businesswoman at such a young age!" The principal was excited.

"Oh, tomorrow is the school's opening ceremony. Tell Gu Ning to prepare a speech. I want her to encourage all the students in our school!" the principal said.

Zhang Qiuhua hesitated for a few seconds then said, "Um, she asked for a leave."

Chapter 483 Chen Cangyi

"What? She asked for a leave?" The principal was surprised because the new semester had just begun. The principal was about to criticize Gu Ning, but he soon realized that Gu Ning wasn't an ordinary student now. She was a successful businesswoman, and it was understandable that she was busy.

"She said that her friend was in a car accident and his leg has to be amputated, so she went to visit him." Zhang Qiuhua explained, in case the principal would be mad at Gu Ning.

Hearing that, the principal remembered that he had heard that Gu Ning had a special medicine at Su Anya's birthday party, so he assumed that Gu Ning went to rescue her friend.

"Fine. Forget it," the principal said.

After the principal was gone, Zhang Qiuhua still sat on her chair in shock. She didn't get her mind back until the bell rang and the other teachers came into the office. Zhang Qiuhua took a long breath and calmed herself down.

She didn't spread the news abroad, neither did the principal. They didn't know whether Gu Ning was willing to let others in her school know the shocking news, so they decided to keep it a secret for now.

When it was 10:20 am, Gu Ning arrived at the airport of City D.

Outside of the airport, a shiny red Lamborghini was stopped by the road and there was a good-looking young man leaning against it. He attracted a lot of attention from people around him, especially girls. Many also struck up a conversation with him. He wasn't as cold as Leng Shaoting, and gently responded to all the girls who talked to him.

When Gu Ning walked out and noticed the scene, she was displeased. She didn't think that it was appropriate that he came to pick her up in such a noticeable way.

The good-looking young man who drove the shiny red Lamborghini to pick Gu Ning up was precisely K.

Seeing that people were taking pictures of K and the shiny red Lamborghini, Gu Ning immediately put on a mask, in case they posted photos with her face in them on the Internet.

After putting on the mask, Gu Ning walked to

K.

K didn't recognize her face because she was wearing a mask, but he recognized her voice.

Gu Ning glared at K and said in annoyance, "Let's go now! Are you a monkey in the zoo?"

Hearing that, K was mad because the metaphor sounded so humiliating. He thought that Gu Ning should compliment his attractive appearance instead of making fun of him. Anyway, K had already picked Gu Ning up, so he also wanted to leave right now.

Seeing that the good-looking man drove here to pick up a girl, others were very jealous. Many girls wished that they could be Gu Ning.

When Gu Ning got in the car, K drove ahead at

once.

"What do you usually do?" Gu Ning asked K and took off her mask.

"Have fun!" K said.

"I��m willing to rescue your friend, but both of you have to do something for me too," Gu Ning said.

"What is it?" K asked. He didn't seem displeased at all.

"You know that I'm still a student, and I don't have much time to run my companies, so you two can help me with that," Gu Ning said. Although she hadn't met K's friend yet, she trusted K.

"What about the annual package?" K directly asked about the salary.

"Each of you can have 5% shares, which is worth at least dozens of millions of yuan," Gu Ning said.

"Great. Deal!" K answered with alacrity.

Before long, they arrived at the hospital and went to a VIP patient room. Standing outside of the patient room were two men. One was Guo Hao whom Gu Ning had met before, while the other was a stranger.

"Hi, boss, Miss Gu," Guo Hao said with respect.

"Boss, Miss Gu," the other man also greeted them with great respect. His name was Zhou Qun and he was also K's bodyguard.

Guo Hao opened the door for Gu Ning and Kat once.

A man who was around 30-years-old was lying on the hospital bed. He had great features, but looked quite pale.

"Hi," the man said in a weak voice when Gu Ning and K walked up to him.

K had already told him about Gu Ning, so the man wasn't surprised when Gu Ning showed up. He also didn't doubt Gu Ning's ability because he knew that she had cured K's legs. Although he was still shocked by the fact that K was able to walk again, he chose to believe Gu Ning. In addition, he knew that there were many things which were unknown to him in this world.

"This is my close friend, Chen Cangyi," K said to Gu Ning, then turned to Chen Cangyi. "Cangyi, this is Miss Gu."

"Nice to meet you," Gu Ning said.

"Miss Gu, nice to meet you too, and thank you so much for your help," Chen Cangyi said

Afterwards, Gu Ning took out a power crystal and told Chen Cangyi to take it.

The pill melted the second it was put into Chen Cangyi's mouth, and he felt a flow of coldness in his body, which was quite comfortable. However, Chen Cangyi was badly injured, so a pill wasn't enough. Gu Ning also had to put her power into his legs in person to help him recover.

Chen Cangyi's injures were extremely painful, and he felt great pain when Gu Ning touched them, but when Gu Ning put her power into his legs, the pain was replaced by a gentle chill.

Although he had heard about the incredible effect of the medicine from K, he was still amazed when he experienced it himself.

Gu Ning didn't cure Chen Cangyi completely, but he was almost fully recovered. All he needed to do now was to have a good rest.

It would be too unrealistic if she cured him completely right away, so Gu Ning decided to give him some time to recover by himself. Therefore, Chen Cangyi's injures still ached, and he wasn't able to move yet, but he would be fully recovered in a week.

It cost Gu Ning a lot of power to help him recover, so her face turned a little pale after that.

In the end, Gu Ning took out a porcelain bottle with two power crystals inside. "Take a pill every three days, and he'll be fine after a week," she said to K.

"Thanks!" K took the porcelain bottle. "Once Cangyi is recovered, we'll come meet you!"

Chapter 484 A Zombie Is Dug Out of a Mine Site

"Great!" Gu Ning replied.

After that, K invited Gu Ning to have a meal together but was declined. Gu Ning had her own arrangements, so K didn't insist.

Gu Ning then left. She went to a restaurant for lunch and checked the latest flight to City F on her phone. It was still early, if she could go back home today, she would fly back.

After a while, she booked a ticket. The plane would take off at 4:20 pm. It was 1 pm, so she had three hours to relax here before she went to the airport.

When Gu Ning was bored, she surfed the Internet reading news to kill the time. However, shocking news appeared in her sight. A Zombie Was Dug Out of a Mine Site at Changyang Mountain, Many People Were Injured. (Photo Attached]

The photo was taken from a distance, so it wasn't clear. People could only see that about 10 soldiers were in a fight with a black thing, but nobody knew whether it was a zombie or not, except Gu Ning. She recognized that the black thing was a zombie at a glance.

Although no one believed that it was a zombie, the news caused a sensation.

"Jesus! Is it a real zombie?"

"Is the end of the world coming?"

"I don't believe in zombies!"

"If it's not a zombie, what are the soldiers doing there?"

"Who knows! The picture was taken from so far away. It isn't clear at all."

Anyway, the majority didn't believe in zombies.

Gu Ning wasn't interested in the Internet users' comments. Since a zombie appeared, she had to do something. As long as a zombie appeared, there had to be an ancient grave. If there was an ancient grave, there would be antiques. Either way, Gu Ning decided to go there.

Therefore, Gu Ning left the restaurant at once, taking a taxi heading straight to Changyang Mountain.

Changyang Mountain was 23 kilometers away from City D, and Gu Ning arrived around 20 minutes later.

From afar, Gu Ning saw strong Yin at the mountain, and she immediately ran to it.

When she came to the foot of the mountain, there were guards stopping people from walking inside. Two groups of reporters were also blocked out.

Since Gu Ning couldn't go in from the front, she decided to get in from the back of the mountain. It was impossible for ordinary people to do but it was very easy for Gu Ning.

Before long, she arrived where the strong Yin was. And saw that over 10 soldiers were confronted by a zombie. The zombie was quite aggressive and was hard to destroy, but it was under the soldier's control. They had already tied it with ropes. However, it wouldn't last. While they couldn't destroy it, it was still very dangerous, and the ropes weren't able to limit its movement forever.

The zombie was in an ancient soldier's uniform but Gu Ning didn't know which dynasty it came from.

The miners stayed far from this mine site, but didn't leave the mountain because it would cause widespread fear if they posted what had just happened at the mine site on the Internet. As for the news on the Internet, it had already been deleted a few minutes after it had been released. And the miner who had posted the news was warned to not do it again. In addition, all the people at the mountain were warned to not spread the news.

Nonetheless, many reporters still came here for the shocking news, but they were all stopped at the foot of the mountain.

"They were scratched by the zombie and the injures have turned black. Our medicines can't cure them!" a middle-aged doctor said.

"What? What should we do now?"

People around were anxious.

"I can cure them!" Since Gu Ning was already here she had to do something.

"You can cure them?" Nobody believed that the young girl who suddenly appeared could cure those injured people.

"Who are you? What are you doing here? Why did the police let you in?" the doctor questioned Gu Ning in annoyance. He was an expert from the Central Hospital of City D. If he couldn't cure those injured people how was Gu Ning able to do it? She was challenging his authority.

"I said that I can cure them." Gu Ning walked to those injured people without delay, but was stopped by the doctor before she even moved near. "Are you a doctor? Why should we believe you?" The doctor didn't think that a young girl was able to do what he couldn't.

"Since you failed to cure them, why won't you let me try? Are you going to watch them die?" Gu Ning asked, staring straight at the doctor.

"You…" The doctor was mad.

"Doctor Tan, I think that what the young girl said makes sense. Since you can't cure them, we can let her have a try!" Gao Qiang, the supervisor of the mine site, said.

Gao Qiang wasn't blaming Tan Jiangfeng, he simply wanted those injured people to be cured as soon as possible, but Tan Jiangfeng was displeased. "Gao Qiang, so you choose to believe a young girl instead of me?"

Hearing that, Gao Qiang was irritated. "Doctor Tan, what do you mean by saying that? Since you can't do anything, why won't you let the girl try it? No one wants to see them dying right in front of our eyes. If the young girl can do something, we at least have hope!"

"What's going on here?" At this time, Jiang Bowen, the mayor of City D, walked over. When he walked near, he recognized Gu Ning at a glance, and was quite surprised. "Miss Gu, why are you here?" Jiang Bowen wasn't only surprised but also excited to see Gu Ning, because he knew that Gu Ning wasn't a simple girl. She had rescued Yan Zhenglin and Xiao Changchun, and had helped Yan Zhenglin unseat Liu Shikun's group, but she didn't show off at all. Afterwards, she had even acquired the Hongyun Group!

In Jiang Bowen's eyes, Gu Ning was an upright young girl as well as a successful businesswoman.

Chapter 485 Burn It

The Hongyun Group had over a billion yuan in assets! And Gu Ning already had Shenghua Real Estate beforehand.

Jiang Bowen had also heard that Gu Ning was excellent at stone gambling and that she owned a high-end jewelry store too. Although she only had one jewelry store now, it was worth over a billion yuan already!

It was universally acknowledged that stone gambling was a high-risky activity. If Gu Ning was able to make a fortune by it, money wasn't a problem for her. However, not everyone could have the outstanding ability of stone gambling like her.

When people saw that Jiang Bowen treated Gu Ning with respect, they were all surprised. None of them had ever seen their mayor being so polite to a young girl. No matter what, this young girl in front of them had to be an important figure according to Jiang Bowen's attitude towards her.

"Mayor Jiang, I can cure them," Gu Ning said with confidence. "However, this doctor keeps stopping me."

Jiang Bowen was displeased and gave Tan Jiangfeng a glance. Tan Jiangfeng immediately shut his mouth. Although Jiang Bowen doubted whether Gu Ning could cure those injured people, he was willing to let her try it. "Miss Gu, please!"

Since Jiang Bowen agreed, no one else dared to stop Gu Ning again. Gu Ning took out power crystals from her backpack at once and told the five miners who had been scratched by the zombie to take them.

The people around were all staring at them in anxiety but Tan Jiangfeng, on the other hand, hoped that Gu Ning would fail too, because he hated her for challenging his authority. Actually, Tan Jiangfeng was a selfish and self-centered person. It was patients' misfortune that a man like him could be a doctor.

A few minutes later, the injured miners recovered gradually, which was exactly opposite what Tan Jiangfeng wanted to see happen. Each of the injured miners only took a pill, so they wouldn't recover fully in such a short time, but their lives were already saved.

Everyone was surprised by the great effect of Gu Ning's medicine, and they all admired Gu Ning now.

"Wow, it's so amazing!"

"Exactly! Even Doctor Tan failed, but she was able to cure them in such a short time!"

"She must be a highly skilled doctor!"

People all complimented Gu Ning, while Tan Jiangfeng was furious, and felt extremely embarrassed. Why? Why can she cure them? Although Tan Jiangfeng was mad, he didn't dare to say anything.

"Miss Gu, it's so unbelievable! Thank you so much for your help!" Jiang Bowen thanked Gu Ning with sincerity.

"You're welcome, Mayor Jiang. I just did what I could do," Gu Ning said.

Actually, Gu Ning came here not only to rescue those injured people, but to destroy the moving body and find the precious antiques in the unknown ancient grave as well.

"Mayor Jiang, I know how to destroy the zombie, so please allow me to walk over," Gu Ning said to Jiang Bowen.

"What? You can destroy the zombie?" Hearing that, everyone was astonished.

"Don't think that you're a real lifesaver simply after rescuing several injured people. It's completely a joke thinking that you can destroy the zombie." Tan Jiangfeng interrupted with disdain.

Although others also had the thought, it was too early to draw conclusions.

"Didn't you say that I can't cure those injured people just then? I did, so don't jump to conclusions and be kind! If you're so biased and mean, I think that it is a patient' misfortune that a man like you can be a doctor!" Gu Ning retorted at once. She wouldn't tolerate such a mean person.

"You…" Tan Jiangfeng was mad again.

"Alright, Miss Gu, please do whatever you can and be careful!" Jiang Bowen interrupted them. As long as Gu Ning was willing to help, he would love to give her a chance. If she truly could destroy the moving body, it would be the best result.

Meanwhile, Jiang Bowen also bore Gu Ning's comment on Tan Jiangfeng in his mind. If Tan Jiangfeng was really mean and selfish, he wouldn't be a qualified and respected doctor.

With Jiang Bowen's support, Gu Ning walked to the zombie.

None of the soldiers knew how to handle it.

"Leader, what should we do now?"

"It's the first time that I've seen something like this. I have no idea."

"Neither guns nor knives can hurt it."

"Leader, a girl is walking towards here."

"They didn't stop her. I think she is coming here to tell us something."

"Why did they let a young girl come here? She'll be terrified!"

"Are you dumb? Since she dares to walk here and seems calm, she couldn't be afraid of it."

"Alright, stop arguing now!"

When Gu Ning walked to them, she finally saw the ancient soldier uniform the zombie was wearing clearly. It was from the Sui Dynasty. If there were soldiers buried in the ancient grave, an important figure must be buried inside too. Most importantly, they had to destroy the zombie right now.

"Pour gasoline on it and set it on fire," Gu Ning said.

Hearing that, the soldiers around were struck dumb for a second.

"Is it useful? It could escape if the ropes are burned," a soldier asked worriedly.

"Of course it is. I've met a zombie before and I used the same way to destroy it." In order to make them believe her, Gu Ning didn't hide the truth that she had met a zombie before.

Chapter 486 Enter the Hole Alone

"What? You've met a zombie before?" They were all shocked.

"Really?" someone asked.

"Yes, and I've succeeded once, so we can try it the second time!" Gu Ning said.

"You're right, but we don't have gasoline right now," the leader of those soldiers said.

"I have," Gu Ning said, then took out a flamethrower and a gasoline can from her backpack (telepathic eye space), which surprised everyone around her.

Gu Ning walked to the zombie with the flamethrower and gasoline can in her hands. The soldiers were worried and one of them said, "Let me do it!"

"Thanks but don't worry. I can handle it." Gu Ning decided to do it in person because they could make mistakes. Hearing that, those soldiers didn't insist.

Gu Ning opened the gasoline can afterwards, and poured it on the zombie. Then she instantly used the flamethrower to burn it, and the zombie was engulfed in flames at once. The ropes tied around it were burned and the zombie screamed in great pain, which frightened everyone. In the following minutes, the zombie kept jumping around, and people immediately stepped away from it. Soon, the smell of a burning corpse was in the air, which was quite disgusting.

Jiang Bowen and the other people who stood far away also heard the scream and they couldn't help trembling in fear.

The zombie couldn't be destroyed in a short time, so Gu Ning didn't put her flame thrower down, but kept aiming at it. No matter where it fell, Gu Ning could always set it on fire.

At this time, everyone looked at Gu Ning with admiration. This young girl really was awesome! Even those soldiers couldn't accurately aim at the zombie because it moved too fast. The girl must be a master!

"Mayor Jiang, who is this girl?" Tong Chengdian, the head of the Public Security Bureau, asked with curiosity.

"I've only met her twice so I don't know much about her," Jiang Bowen said. Although he knew little about Gu Ning, he had heard a lot about her.

Just met her twice, but he still trusts her? Tong Chengdian and An Wanli who was a lieutenant colonel in the military region were both surprised and confused.

���Look at her! She's even better than the best soldiers in the military! I think that she's a potential ace soldier!" An Wanli liked Gu Ning very much, and had the idea to persuade her to join the army.

Jiang Bowen, however, didn't think that Gu Ning, who was already a successful businesswoman with dozens of billions of yuan in wealth would choose to join the army.

After being burned for 20 minutes, the zombie stopped struggling and fell on the ground, but it was still twitching.

Gu Ning gave the flamethrower to a soldier and said, "Guard it. I'll walk inside to check whether there are other zombies."

Gu Ning was calm, but everyone else was shocked.

"What? You are going inside? It's too dangerous!"

"Indeed, I think that you better stay outside." They all tried to stop her.

"Don't worry. I'll be fine. Let me tell you something. My master is an expert on zombies, and I've learned a lot!" Gu Ning lied in order to persuade them to let her walk in the cave. "And, if they aren't destroyed totally, people might get hurt again."

"Well."

They knew that Gu Ning was right. None of them believed in zombies until today, and they all agreed that it was necessary to destroy all of them. If they weren't completely destroyed, people really would be injured again.

Although it seemed easy when Gu Ning killed the zombie with gasoline, they knew that it was much easier said than done.

"I'll go inside with you!" the leader said.

"Good idea!" others echoed.

They weren't willing to see a young girl walking inside the big hole alone.

"No, thanks." If they walked in with her, she couldn't take the antiques as her own if there were any.

After that, Gu Ning said seriously to them, "This zombie isn't completely destroyed yet, so you have to guard it in case it comes alive again. Don't allow anyone else to walk in the hole. If any of you are injured by another zombie, I won't help."

Afterwards, Gu Ning quickly walked into the hole, and left the soldiers outside.

Seeing that, Jiang Bowen was shocked and ran over, followed by Tong Chengdian and An Wanli.

"How could she walk in there alone!" Tong Chengdian was a little mad, because he was worried about her safety. Given what Gu Ning had just done, they all admired her and didn't want her to be injured.

"Since she dares to walk into the hole, she has to be confident!" An Wanli said.

"Even so, it's really dangerous!" Jiang Bowen was concerned too.

"How could you allow her to walk inside alone? The zombie precisely came out from there and it's very dangerous inside!" Jiang Bowen snapped at those soldiers standing outside of the hole.

"Mayor Jiang, she said that if she doesn't go inside and have a look, innocent people might be hurt by zombies again!" the leader reported.

"Why didn't you go inside with her?" Tong Chengdian asked.

"She told us to guard this zombie, because it hasn't been completely destroyed yet," the leader said.

"Well…" Jiang Bowen didn't know what else to say, but could only wait outside.

There was no one else, except Gu Ning, that could handle the zombies, so Gu Ning was their only hope. Jiang Bowen also believed that Gu Ning wasn't an impulsive person, and she had to be confident and able to handle it alone.

When Gu Ning walked into the hole, she took out the night-luminescent pearl to light it, because there were many paths in this mine. After a while, Gu Ning noticed Yin at a certain place, and walked over.

hapter 487 Not an Ancient Grave

When Gu Ning walked to where the Yin came from, she surprisingly found that this wasn't an ancient grave, but was just a 10 square-meter large hole. It was messy inside with broken bodies, bones and rotten clothing of the ancient soldiers. The only thing that had shape was the carriage without horses and wheels.

Gu Ning used her Jade Eyes, and saw a 20-inch mahogany box with some coins and porcelain inside the carriage. Although there weren't many of them, they were still very valuable.

Gu Ning thought that those ancient soldiers must have been passing by, so why had they suddenly died here? Gu Ning couldn't figure it out, and the truth wasn't important either.

Once the night-luminescent pearl appeared, the Yin was gradually absorbed into it. Gu Ning also put the mahogany box into her telepathic eye space before she left. She didn't stay in the hole for a long time, and walked out after 10 minutes.

Seeing her walking out safely, Jiang Bowen and the others were finally relieved. "Girl Gu, do you know that it's very dangerous inside? What if there were other zombies in there? Can you handle so many zombies alone?" Jiang Bowen said worriedly.

Gu Ning understood that Jiang Bowen was worried about her safety so she comforted him. "I'm sorry that I didn't tell you first before I walked in but I'm safe now, and I wouldn't have walked in there if I hadn't been confident."

Since Gu Ning said so, Jiang Bowen didn't say anything further.

"Oh, there is a pile of bones and broken bodies, but no zombies," Gu Ning said.

Hearing that there were no zombies, everyone relaxed.

"How did you know that there was a zombie?" Jiang Bowen asked Gu Ning.

"I read the news on the Internet. I knew how to kill it, so I came to help," Gu Ning said.

"We've already deleted the news on the Internet, and I hope that you can keep it a secret because it could cause widespread fear," Jiang Bowen said.

"Of course I will." Gu Ning knew that it was necessary to keep it a secret. And now that the zombie was burned to ashes and the crisis was resolved the miners were able to go back to work too.

After that, they were about to leave the mountain. Jiang Bowen invited Gu Ning to share a meal with him. Gu Ning declined once, but Jiang Bowen insisted, so she agreed in the end. Anyway, she was starving now, and missed her flight after the mess this afternoon.

Gu Ning wasn't sure when she would be able to fly back, so she decided to not book a plane ticket yet.

Tong Chengdian and An Wanli also joined Gu Ning and Jiang Bowen for the meal.

Tan Jiangfeng was a famous doctor at the Central Hospital, but he was nobody in front of those important officials. He was also ambitious, and he came here on his own initiative in order to impress those important officials and build his network. Unexpectedly, Gu Ning suddenly appeared and grabbed everyone's attention away from him. Therefore, Tan Jiangfeng hated Gu Ning a lot but he didn't dare to say anything. Of course, he wouldn't give up.

Gu Ning sensed Tan Jiangfeng's vicious gaze but didn't care.

Gu Ning got in Jiang Bowen's car, while Tong Chengdian shared a car with An Wanli.

The other policemen stayed to clean the site. After cleaning the site, the police also left for the Public Security Bureau.

When they had just arrived at the foot of the mountain, many reporters ran to them trying to interview them or take some pictures. However, they were all declined. Since the police refused to accept the interview, the reporters couldn't do anything about it. They could only take several pictures of the cleaned site, and write the news.

Jiang Bowen chose to dine at Quanlin Resort. After they sat around the table in the private room, Jiang Bowen introduced Tong Chengdian and An Wanli to Gu Ning. Gu Ning greeted them politely with confidence, and her good attitude impressed all of them.

Facing those important figures, Gu Ning didn't abase herself but stayed calm and confident. After what they had been through, none of them dared despise her.

"Gu Ning, where are you from?" An Wanli asked.

"City F," Gu Ning said.

"I think that you're very young; you must still be a student, right?" An Wanli asked.

Gu Ning smiled gently. "Yes, I'm a senior student in high school, and I'm going to attend the entrance examination to college in a few months."

Everyone around the table was surprised again. They didn't expect that Gu Ning was just a senior student in a high school and wasn't in university yet. This young girl was full of surprises!

"You're indeed a promising young girl!" Tong Chengdian complimented.

Gu Ning smiled but didn't say anything.

"Gu Ning, are you interested in joining the army?" An Wanli asked with anticipation.

Gu Ning was struck dumb for a second, then realized An Wanli's aim. She smiled and apologized. "Sorry, my interest is business."

Hearing that, An Wanli was disappointed, because Gu Ning was really a potential ace soldier.

Before long, dishes were on the table, and they started to eat.

Gu Ning had rescued a lot of people and killed the zombie, so she was supposed to be awarded, but she declined.

Jiang Bowen really admired Gu Ning because she kept a low profile all the time.

Chapter 488 Shoot a Movie I

Jiang Bowen told Gu Ning that if she encountered any troubles in City D she could turn to him for help. As long as it was legal, he would spare no effort to help her.

Tong Chengdian and An Wanli also said the same thing

While they were enjoying the meal, a post went viral on the Internet. It is proved to be true! A zombie was dug out of a mine site at Changyang Mountain. [Video]

The video was only five seconds long, but was very clear. The zombie was being burned with strong flames, screaming in pain. Although the video was shot from afar the scream was still very frightening. Within a short time, the video and the post caused a huge sensation.

"Jesus! Is the zombie real?"

"I'm so scared even though I just hear it from my phone!"

"Didn't they say that it was a terrorist? What is that in the flames?"

"They lied!"

"Is it true that it is a zombie instead of a terrorist?"

"OMG! It's so scary!"

"Exactly!"

"Can anyone explain what really happened?"

"I think the zombie is real, and the official line is simply a lie!"

"Why did they lie to us?"

When Jiang Bowen heard the news he was furious, because the person who had posted the article on the Internet was obviously acting against the government.

Gu Ning also read the news on her phone. The government had posted an official explanation to allay citizens' anxiety, and lied that they had found a terrorist, not a zombie. However, the government's authority was being challenged now.

More and more people were mad at the official line and it wasn't easy to calm them down.

Jiang Bowen then told Tong Chengdian and An Wanli about the second post about the zombie on the Internet. Both of them were extremely angry too.

"Damn it! Who the hell dared to ignore our warming and post it on the Internet!" An Wanli was mad.

Tong Chengdian was also displeased. "The video makes the government an idiot!"

If the citizens believed that the zombie was real, they really had no idea how to explain it, because it was completely beyond ordinary people's knowledge. Zombies only appeared in horror stories or movies and nobody believed in them, but now it suddenly showed up in real life, people were, of course, scared.

"I'll call someone to delete the post as soon as possible, in case it'll attract more attention," Jiang Bowen said, but was stopped by Gu Ning.

"If you do that, people will think that the government is panicking, which will make them believe it more," Gu Ning said.

"Then what should we do? If we don't deal with it right now, it could cause widespread fear!" Jiang Bowen said.

"I have an idea." Gu Ning squinted a little. Since she was already involved, she wouldn't quit halfway.

"What idea?"

After what they had been through today, they subconsciously trusted Gu Ning very much. Once she said that she had an idea, they all believed that she could handle it.

"I think we can leave the post on the Internet, so don't respond to it for now. Afterwards, we can shoot a horror movie using the zombie plot. In that case, the post will be a way of publicizing," Gu Ning said. Although it cost a lot, it was worth trying. At the same time, Gu Ning could also seize the chance to help her entertainment company attract publicity.

"What? Shoot a movie? It's much easier said than done! We can't wait that long," Jiang Bowen said. The video was already out and they couldn't wait.

"I can manage it within a short time. All you need to do now, is lock Changyang Mountain down and forbid others to go inside. Tell the soldiers who controlled the zombie this afternoon to meet me at Changyang Mountain in three hours. And I need several cars to pick some people up at the airport," Gu Ning said. She was the leader at the moment.

The others were silent for a while, then agreed with Gu Ning, because they couldn't think of a better idea.

Gu Ning then called Tang Yunfan at once.

"Hi, Ningning!" Tang Yunfan was a little excited to receive Gu Ning's call.

"Uncle Tang, I need your help. Would you please lend me a set of equipment for filming and deliver it to Changyang Mountain in City D by helicopter as soon as possible? I need it right now, and I'll explain it to you later," Gu Ning said. "Oh, I also need an acting suit for an ancient soldier. Please help me get one."

The Tang Family was the richest family in City B, so they naturally had helicopters.

Hearing that, Tang Yunfan understood that Gu Ning was going to shoot a movie, so he answered at once, "No problem!"

However, when Jiang Bowen and the other two heard the word "helicopter" they were all surprised, because people who could afford a helicopter had to be either super-rich or powerful. Either way, they completely trusted that Gu Ning could handle the trouble that they were faced with now.

After hanging up the call with Tang Yunfan, Gu Ning called Lu Zhan without delay. "Uncle Lu, how is your crew now?"

They needed many people, other than actors and directors, to shoot a film.

Director Team: Director, Assistant Director, Executive Director, Clapper-Loader.

Production Team: Producer, Production Manager, On-site Producer, Associate Producer, Co-Producer.

Chapter 489 Shoot a Movie II

Photography Team: Camera, Additional Camera, Assistant Camera, Gaffer.

Art Team: Set Dresser, Wardrobe Supervisor, Makeup Artists, Hair-stylist.

Recording Team: Boom Operator, Sound Mixer.

All the above-mentioned workers were needed and some of them would do many jobs at the same time.

"All is well," Lu Zhan said. "It's my cousin's team. Because he's been influenced by me ever since he was a child, he works in the entertainment industry as well. Although he isn't famous, the quality of his team is quite good. My peers don't know that I'm back in the industry and none of them are willing to help me, so I directly hired him."

Although Lu Zhan was fully in charge of the crew, Gu Ning was his boss after all, so it was necessary for him to report to her.

"Great. How many are there?" Gu Ning asked.

"Sixteen in all," Lu Zhan said.

"Very well. Take the earliest flight to City D now. We need to shoot a movie as soon as possible, and I've borrowed the accouterments, so you all just need to bring your own clothes. We'll talk about the details after your landing, and I'll arrange someone to pick you up," Gu Ning said seriously.

"Sure, I'll gather them right now," Lu Zhan said. He realized that it was an emergency, and it was his boss's order, so he couldn't reject.

After that, Gu Ning called Duan Lixin and Su Tongnuo. She told them to take the earliest plane to City D too.

Other than that, Gu Ning also called Chu Peihan, Hao Ran and Zhang Tianping to help her, because she knew that they were often absent from classes. It wouldn't be a big deal if they asked for a leave for a week.

Gu Ning didn't tell them details, and told them to keep it a secret, in case it would affect their other friends' studying.

Since Gu Ning needed their help, they flew to City D as fast as they could.

Gu Ning called K then, and told him to investigate who had posted the news on the Internet. When K read the post he was shocked too, and couldn't believe it.

None of them were in the mood to enjoy the meal after the video had been released on the Internet.

Before long, Su Tongnuo, Duan Lixin and Chu Peihan and others booked their plane tickets to City D, but Lu Zhan still needed some time to settle the plane tickets for such a large group.

Su Tongnuo would arrive at Changyang Mountain around 11:30 pm. Duan Lixin would arrive 50 minutes earlier than Su Tongnuo. While Chu Peihan, Hao Ran and Zhang Tianping would be the first group to meet Gu Ning, because they would arrive around 10 pm.

After finishing those calls, Gu Ning told Jiang Bowen to arrange cars to pick them up according to their landing time.

It was just 7 pm when Gu Ning was finally free for a while. Jiang Bowen planned to book a room for her at Quanlin Resort, but Gu Ning declined. Gu Ning had the Black Card for the Huangdeng Hotel, and she could have free accommodation there, so there was no need for her to spend money on hotels.

When the others found out that Gu Ning had the Black Card for the Huangdeng Hotel, they were surprised again. Huangdeng Hotel was a well-known international five-star hotel chain, and it was very popular domestically and abroad. In addition, it was very rare to meet a person who had a Black Card for the Huangdeng Hotel because the Tang Family only gave Black Cards to their relatives or those who had a close relationship with them.

All of a sudden, they suddenly thought of the first call Gu Ning had made. She had called the person "Uncle Tang" on the phone and the person could be a member of the Tang Family! Even though they were all curious, none of them asked the question.

K was efficient as always. When Gu Ning had just left the Quanlin Resort, she received his call.

"Boss, the person is Tan Jiangfeng, who is a doctor working in the Central Hospital," K said.

Hearing that, Gu Ning was displeased. If it was Tan Jiangfeng who had posted the news on the Internet, he obviously aimed to hurt her. If she hadn't embarrassed him, he wouldn't have spread the news abroad. In that case, Gu Ning was the cause of the trouble. If so, she made up her mind to handle it well.

"Oh, boss, is the news real?" K asked with curiosity.

"Do you believe it?" Gu Ning replied.

"I didn't believe it, but now I doubt it after watching the video," K said.

"Alright, I gotta go." Gu Ning hung up directly. K was struck dumb on the other side of the phone. Shouldn't she tell him whether it was real or not?

Chen Cangyi was almost fully recovered, but K stayed in the hospital to keep him company. Seeing that K was struck dumb, he suddenly thought that K was a little adorable. Chen Cangyi immediately got rid of the idea in his mind and asked, "Is it real?"

"She didn't tell me," K sounded aggrieved and looked a little gay.

Jiang Bowen asked Gu Ning later, "Miss Gu, have you found out who posted the news on the Internet yet?"

"Tan Jiangfeng," Gu Ning said plainly. "I think that he was aiming to hurt me because he felt humiliated today when I successfully rescued those injured people."

"What?" Jiang Bowen was greatly surprised. "I didn't expect Tan Jiangfeng to be such a selfish and mean person! How can he do that just to vent his negative emotions!"

"Miss Gu, it has nothing to do with you, and you don't need to blame yourself for it. If it hadn't been for you, those injured miners could have died already. As for the zombie, none of us except you, knew how to destroy it." Jiang Bowen comforted Gu Ning.

Gu Ning didn't say anything, because what Jiang Bowen had just said was true. She had saved many people's lives.

Since they already knew that it was Tan Jiangfeng who had posted the news on the Internet, they decided to deal with him later.

Before Gu Ning arrived at the hotel, she received Lu Zhan's call, Lu Zhan's group would be arriving in City D around 11 pm.

Chapter 490 Shoot a Movie III

Jiang Bowen left after he sent Gu Ning to the Huangdeng Hotel, and went to arrange cars to pick Gu Ning's friends up.

Gu Ning directly walked to the reception desk and took out the Black Card to book a room. She had to finish the script before the film crew arrived.

When the receptionist saw the Black Card, she was surprised and helped Gu Ning book the best room at once.

A middle-aged woman who stood at the other end of the reception desk was mad when she noticed that the receptionist was helping Gu Ning book a room. "Didn't you say that you don't have vacant rooms? Why can she book a room? Why are you treating her differently? Are you afraid that I can't afford the rooms here?"

"Madam, I'm sorry, but this miss has the Black Card." The receptionist explained politely.

"I don't care whether she has a black card or white card. I'm a VIP of Huangdeng Hotel!" The woman apparently didn't understand what the Black Card was. She thought that she was more important than others just because she was a VIP of Huangdeng Hotel. After all, Huangdeng Hotel was an international five-star hotel, and not many people could afford a membership card.

"I'm sorry, the Black card is the top VIP card of Huangdeng Hotel. Anyone who has a Black Card can enjoy a lifetime of free service at the Huangdeng Hotel domestically or abroad. Huangdeng Hotel always and only reserves a room for our top VIPs," the receptionist said politely.

After hearing that, the woman flushed in embarrassment. She intended to laugh at Gu Ning but unexpectedly, Gu Ning was more important than she was in this hotel.

At this time, another two women walked over, and one of them said, "Shulan, it's fine. If they don't have vacant rooms, we can stay elsewhere. And it costs a lot staying here. You don't need to spend so much on us."

"It's just a five-star hotel. I don't lack money at all. Since they don't have vacant rooms, we can stay in another five-star hotel! I've invited you to have fun today, so I'm determined to let you enjoy yourself!" the woman called Shulan said proudly. It was quite obvious that she was simply showing off.

The other two women felt embarrassed, but didn't say anything. After that, the three of them left, while Gu Ning walked to an elevator.

Jiang Bowen relaxed a little after he settled everything well, but the problem hadn't been solved yet, so he still felt uneasy.

At that time, Jiang Bowen received Xiao Changchun's call. Xiao Changchun wasn't in City D so he hadn't heard the news until now.

Jiang Bowen had to admit that the news was true and also told him about what Gu Ning had done today.

Xiao Changchun was scared and shocked when Jiang Bowen told him that the zombie was real,

outstanding courage and ability. He wasn't in City D now, so he could only remind Jiang Bowen to cooperate with Gu Ning in anything she wanted to do.

When Gu Ning got to her room she took out a piece of paper and a pen to write down what she needed to buy later.

Two hours later, it was already 9 pm. Gu Ning went outside and borrowed a bus from the hotel. Gu Ning was their top VIP, so the hotel lent the bus to her at once without asking further.

The bus would be a great place for people to have a rest. Although it was already spring, it was still very cold outside, and it was warm in the car with the air conditioner on.

Before setting off, Gu Ning went to the supermarket to buy 10 boxes of mineral water, a small printer, a pack of A4 paper, banners, glue, red cloth, incense, which was needed for the movie opening ceremony. She wasn't shooting a movie for fun, she did it seriously. Therefore, an opening ceremony was something they had to do.

When Gu Ning arrived at Changyang Mountain, the 10 soldiers were resting in the small bus that they came in. When they saw that the person in the driver's seat was Gu Ning, they rounded their eyes in shock. None of them had ever seen a young girl like Gu Ning, who dared to drive such a large bus.

They got out of their small bus one by one, walking to Gu Ning. "Hi, Miss Gu!" they said with respect. After what had happened today, they admired Gu Ning very much, not just because Gu Ning was very outstanding, but also because of an order from their leader. Their leader had given an order that they had to follow Gu Ning's lead to solve this tricky problem, so Gu Ning was their leader now and they had to obey her orders.

"Hi! Please get on the bus and have a rest now. It's cold outside," Gu Ning said with concern.

The soldiers felt touched by Gu Ning's kindness, but nobody moved.

"Miss Gu, we don't feel cold at all," they said with one accord.

As soldiers, they were much stronger than ordinary people. If they couldn't tolerate the cold in the spring, they weren't qualified soldiers.

Since they said so, Gu Ning didn't insist, but opened a box of water to share with them.

"Thanks! Miss Gu," they said.

"Miss Gu, I'm the leader of this team. My name's Mo Chenyi. If you have any orders or tasks, you can tell me and I'll inform the rest," Mo Chenyi said.

Mo Chenyi was young, around 27-years-old. Actually, all the soldiers were around 25 to 28-years-old. They had to be the young elites in the military region, otherwise, they wouldn't have come here to deal with the zombie.

Except for them, only a few senior managers in the military region were aware of the zombie.

"Sure, thanks," Gu Ning said.

"Miss Gu, I've noticed that you were very agile when you were destroying the zombie today. I bet you must be very good at kung fu. Can we have a competition?" a soldier asked.

However, before Gu Ning could respond, Mo Chenyi kicked him and criticized. "Do you think it's the right time to have fun now?"

"It's fine. We're free now after all, and we can have fun for a while," Gu Ning said. She was a positive girl and never lost interest in life. In addition, she was confident that she would be able to solve the problem well.

Actually, more than one soldier was interested in having a competition with Gu Ning, so once Gu Ning agreed, they were all excited.

There was a large empty space at the mine site, which was a great area for them to fight.

"Who'll be the first?" Gu Ning asked.

"Me!" A man stood up at once. He was the one who had proposed to have a competition. Once he stood up, the others were displeased, because he replied so fast and they lost a chance.