Leaving Jiangjing

"Consider the bigger picture?

Heh, I am the bigger picture."

Hearing these words, everyone turned to look.

They saw a handsome young man, flanked by a squad of fully armed soldiers, making his grand entrance into the boarding tunnel.

The young man's somewhat arrogant words caused a stir among the elites present.

Especially the way he looked at them—an expression they were all too familiar with.

It was the same look they usually gave ordinary people—the look of someone gazing down at ants.

Although the elites were inwardly furious, they wisely chose to remain silent, considering the soldiers' guns trained on them.

However, Sun Wanghou felt somewhat displeased.

After all, he was a senior official in a central government department, one of the most powerful figures in the country. Who wouldn't want to curry favor with him?

But given the current crisis, Sun Wanghou suppressed his anger, intending to use his status to pressure Qin Jun.

This young man might be able to pull strings to have the military reserve a plane for him, but that might just be because he has connections with the local military in Jiangjing.

After all, across the whole country, there were fewer than a hundred people with a higher status than him.

Sun Wanghou was just about to say something when he caught sight of Qin Jun's appearance. His brows furrowed as a sense of doubt and uncertainty arose in his mind.

He hesitated before asking, "Are you related to Chairman Qin?"

Qin Jun smiled faintly, "He's my father."

Sun Wanghou's mind exploded with realization. He instantly understood the young man's identity!

The only son of Qin Yuan, the Chairman of the state Council!

The eldest son of the Qin family!

The anger that had just been brewing in Sun Wanghou's heart vanished without a trace. It was true that he was a senior official in a government ministry, but there were many types of senior officials.

The Ministry of Water Resources, which he belonged to, ranked lower among the various ministries, and there were over a dozen deputy ministers within the ministry—he was just one of them!

The gap between him and Qin Yuan was as vast as the difference between a deputy director in a provincial water resources department and his own position!

In fact, he had rarely even had the chance to meet Qin Yuan.

After all, the Chairman of the state

Council was the head of the seven key members of the Cardinal Council.

Meanwhile, the Ministry of Water Resources was merely one of the many departments under the Cardinal Council's jurisdiction.

Sun Wanghou immediately put on a smile. "I'm Sun Wanghou, Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Water Resources. I had the honor of dining with your father at a banquet last August."

He remembered the details of that banquet clearly, as having dinner with Chairman Qin was a huge honor in his mind…

A ministry official?

Qin Jun was mildly surprised to encounter such a high-ranking figure here, but that was the extent of his reaction. He didn't think much of Sun Wanghou.

After all, with the fall of the imperial capital, the various ministries had lost their significance.

Especially a deputy minister of the Ministry of Water Resources, which held little real power!

This Sun Wanghou, aside from his rank, had no influence whatsoever.

Naturally, he had no value to Qin Jun.

And Qin Jun had no patience for people who had no value...

Qin Jun smiled coldly. "Oh, Deputy Minister Sun, could you step aside? I have a flight to catch."

Seeing that Qin Jun had no intention of letting them board the plane, the elites panicked.

They now understood Qin Jun's identity and knew that he was someone they couldn't afford to provoke.

But given the current situation, their priority was to escape—nothing else mattered!

"Young Master Qin, the plane is so big and there are many empty seats. Please take me with you!"

"Let us on the plane! Let us go with you!"

"It's a large plane; there's enough room for all of us!"

The elites fell to their knees in droves. In the face of life and death, dignity meant nothing.

As long as they could get on this last plane, they would even be willing to lick the soles of Qin Jun's shoes!

Sun Wanghou's face twitched. As a high-ranking official, he couldn't bring himself to kneel and beg. Even in the face of death, he couldn't do it.

At his level, dignity still mattered more.

Of course, that didn't mean he was willing to sit and wait for death.

Sun Wanghou looked towards Qin Jun.

He didn't believe that Qin Jun would disregard his status.

After all, he was still a high-ranking official!

Watching the panic-stricken elites, Qin Jun merely smiled slightly and shrugged. "Sorry, I'm not used to sharing a plane with strangers."

With that, he left, escorted by the soldiers.

To him, these so-called elites of the apocalypse were no different from the common folk.

In the apocalypse, money was just worthless paper, and the power they once prided themselves on had vanished with the collapse of social order.

Moreover, they hadn't awakened any special abilities.

Heh, how were they any different from commoners?

They just hadn't yet adjusted to their new status...

A bunch of useless people—why bring them on the plane?

To waste food?

The elites, now completely desperate, tried to storm the boarding gate in a frenzy, only to be blocked by the soldiers. All they could do was curse helplessly...

...

After boarding the plane, Zhao Yi and a few soldiers stayed on board, claiming they needed to protect Qin Jun.

It was clear that this deputy commander wanted to follow Qin Jun to Dongdu, the country's top-tier metropolis and the Qin family's stronghold.

Qin Jun didn't refuse.

After all, Zhao Yi was loyal to the Qin family, and he had worked tirelessly for Qin Jun over the past few days. Even if there were no significant merits, his efforts deserved acknowledgment.

As the plane gradually ascended, Qin Jun looked out the window and saw a city engulfed in despair.

Zombies were everywhere, crazily attacking any living creature they encountered, while desperate civilians wept and cried out.

But their despair would only lead to death.

Gunshots still echoed through the streets, with some soldiers unwilling to give up, trapped in various areas.

They had been cut off into small squads by the zombie hordes.

But they still formed fragile defensive lines, making a last-ditch effort.

Qin Jun sighed softly, then put on his eye mask.

A moment later, soft snores could be heard—he had fallen asleep.

It was as if the hellish scene outside had no impact on his state of mind at all.

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"Young Master, we've arrived."

Xie Han's gentle voice whispered in Qin Jun's ear, gradually waking him from his sleep.

He removed his eye mask and, looking out the airplane window, could vaguely see a massive city coming into view.

Dongdu City, a top-tier metropolis.

With unparalleled economic and industrial power, it was one of the world's leading cities.

And at the same time, it was also the Qin family's stronghold...

...

The plane flew over vast sections of Dongdu City, gradually descending towards the airport.

It seemed that Dongdu had also suffered considerable damage during the disaster.

From the sky, it was clear that several districts of Dongdu were in ruins, with thick smoke rising from them.

They bore the marks of heavy bombardment...

Finally, the plane slowly landed at Dongdu International Airport.

The entire airport had been sealed off, with the military establishing a heavily fortified defense line around it.

As Qin Jun stepped off the plane and set foot in Dongdu, he couldn't help but smile.

Dongdu was his home.

The airport passage was lined with black sedans, all armored, with protection even stronger than military vehicles!

However, not just anyone could use these special cars.

To ride in one of these vehicles, your status had to be at least at the ministerial level.

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