[1] Apocalypse: Third Rebirth

Chapter 114: They All Are Idiots

Apparently, I was more tired than I thought I was because I must have fallen back asleep since the Wicked Witch of the West came this morning. Poor Chen Zi Han was tasked with waking me up like I was some kind of wild animal that would attack when provoked. For the record, I was not.

He gently rubbed my back, encouraging me to get up and get my cups of coffee that they had specially prepared for me. I was being treated like a Queen and I would fully admit to loving every minute of it.

Why they didn't get Liu Yu Zeng to wake me up, seeing as how I was sleeping on the man, I didn't know. But I wasn't going to complain either. There was something about the calmness around Chen Zi Han that make me more relaxed around him. Like even if I bit off his head, he would still just smile.

I made it into a sitting position with Liu Wei handing me a cup of coffee before anyone spoke. In fact, if I was more awake, I might have thought that they were waiting for me to finish my first cup before they brought up whatever was on their mind.

But that was stupid. Right?

"Apparently, everyone on the base is waiting for us in the training rooms downstairs," said Wang Chao as he watched Liu Wei trade out one cup of coffee for another, this time with a carrot muffin on the side.

"Okay?" I said, not sure what he was getting at.

"But you, Liu Yu Zeng, and Chen Zi Han are not welcome in the training area," said Liu Wei, knowing how much I hated for bad news to be drawn out. But was this really bad news?

"So we get to stay here?" I asked, not seeing a downside to this yet.

"No, unfortunately, the Rear Admiral would like you three to go out and collect supplies," admitted Wang Chao as he looked at me. A smile formed on my face at the idea of going out to get supplies. As long as I didn't have to drive, or be in a car, I should be good.

"But there is a catch," continued Liu Wei as he crouched down and rested his hands on my knees. I raised an eyebrow, this catch had to be big if Liu Wei needed to tell me like this. "They aren't sending anyone from the base out with you."

I let out a surprised bark of laughter. Unable to stop, I continued to chortle until the men looked at me as if I had gone insane. "And they put this man as the head of the safe zone?" I continued to chuckle. "It won't last long if that is the case."

"What do you mean?" asked Liu Yu Zeng, clearly surprised at my reaction.

"Only an idiot would send people that he didn't trust out to grab supplies while those that he does trust remain inside the base," I said, trying to point out the flaw in the Rear Admiral's logic. "You might want to teach him."

Wang Chao nodded his head, understanding what I was getting at. Supplies were literally the only thing that stood between you and certain death. By sending someone you didn't trust out to collect them, you are simply allowing them to collect whatever they wanted with no need to hand them into the safe zone afterward. At the very least, he should have sent a watchdog to watch over me and make sure I was being honest.

Now I just had to figure out if I was going to keep the supplies for myself or share them. Yes, I knew I didn't technically need them, but there was nothing saying that I wouldn't need them in the future. You were never supposed to be stocking up for today or even tomorrow... if you were, you were in a lot of trouble and more than likely had one foot in the grave as it was.

Supplies were always for future use.

But I digress, the Rear Admiral, whether he did it out of spite or because his hands were tied, let me have a free day with two of my guys doing one of the things that I liked the most. It must be my birthday.