Rebirth in the Apocalypse: Third Time's a Charm

I have to admit, I was not expecting that question. Although now that I am thinking about it, how would I know all this stuff? What am I supposed to tell someone that looks like a human lie detector?

"I died thirteen years into the end of the world by the very people that I tried to save. Now my vengeful soul has been reborn with enough time to have me prepare for what is to happen and take revenge on those that killed me," I deadpan, looking Wang Chao in the eyes.

"If you didn't want to tell us, that is fine. Just next time, don't feel the need to lie to us," said Liu Wei rolling his eyes. I glanced over at him and gave him a half smile.

"Sure," I replied. "Now, about my guns?"

"We'll have them delivered to you on November 2nd," said Wang Chao as he adjusted the wrist cuffs on his suit jacket.

"That's bullshit," I grumbled standing up from the table. "I completed my end of the bargain, now it is time to uphold yours."

"Ah, but that is based on you telling us the truth, now isn't it? And there is no way for us to confirm the truth until after this has all come to pass. You will get your weapons on November 2nd," replied Wang Chao calmly.

Well, if that is what he wants…

"Do you really think that I have told you everything I know?" I smiled; my head tilted. I was willing to work with him because I had been getting along with Liu Wei. But just because I was willing to make friends, did not mean that I would completely ignore my rules.

Nothing in it for him? That's fine, let the world burn and him with it. "Liu Wei knows where the door is, please see yourselves out." I was done with peopling today. I would go to the greenhouse where I had my seeds started and hopefully be able to relax there.

"You know more? There is more to know?" Asked Liu Wei, not getting up from the table. Wang Chao had also yet to move. Did these men think that because they were all-powerful in their world that that had any translation into what was to come?

"There is always more to know," I said not bothering with them anymore. "And if you want to know just how the Zhao family became the number one family in City A, get me my weapons."

With that final word, cause what girl did not like to have the final word… I left the dining room and let them find their own way out.

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"How does she know about the Zhao's?" Asked Wang Chao, turning to look at his assistant and best friend. They were still in the dining room, not prepared to leave for a while. The guards maintained their positions, not a single emotion on their faces. But that didn't mean that they were not reeling about the information they just overheard.

Could the world really be coming to an end in just a few months? It was currently the middle of March, and if what that girl said was right, then they only had six and a half months to get everything in order. Although no part of their bodies move, each guard directed their eyes to Wang Chao, trying to see what was going on in his head. They would follow his orders, that was what they were trained to do, but they were still human and needed some sense of security.

"What are you thinking?" Asked Liu Wei, also turning to look at his boss. "Do you really think she is lying?"

"Then can you look me in the eyes and say that without a doubt she is telling the truth?" Returned Wang Chao. He had the weight of many lives on his shoulders and his very actions and decisions had to be made with utmost care if his family was to survive.

Liu Wei ran his hand through his hair, causing it to come out of its perfectly jelled style. The length of it managed to brush his forehead. You would think that the tousled look would have made him softer, and more approachable, but in fact, it was the opposite. An aura came out of him as if he was shedding all sense of civility. He might not be as broad as Wang Chao, but as his second in command, he did not lose out to the man at all.

"Are you asking what I would do if it were me?" He asked, picking up his and Li Dai Lu's coffee cup and bringing them to the kitchen. After a quick wash, he let them dry on the drying rack and returned to the man that he trusted more than anyone else in the world.

"Mmmm," hummed Wang Chao, still sipping from his own cup.

"I would prepare for the end of the world, because in a few months, everything that we know will be nothing more than a puff of smoke," said Liu Wei sitting back down. He rotated his neck a few times, allowing it to loosen up. "And in some way, shape, or form, the Zhao family will take over City A. We need to stop them before that can happen."

"And what about Blood Moon? Are you satisfied that Li Dai Lu is not part of their organization?"

Liu Wei looked at his friend with a smile and took a bite from a butter tart that was still on the table. Apparently, Li Dai Lu was too cranky to bring them with her. Oh well, his gain. "She has as much of a chance being part of the Blood Moon mercenary group as I do. Do you want to suspect me as well?"

"Then why did she buy this place the day after we put it up for sale, why was she researching EMPs, and why was she buying so much stuff?" Asked Wang Chao, needing to close the chapter on this issue.

Now it was Liu Wei's turn to look at him like he was stupid. "Because she is preparing for the end of the world, and this place was empty at just the perfect time."

"Mmmmm," hummed Wang Chao again, this time willing to concede that he was jumping at shadows earlier. Still, it was better to be safe than sorry.

Besides, how could 'preparing for the end of the world' really factor into their thinking?

Getting up, he signaled to his men to get back into the SUVs and return home. "One last thing," he said as he and Liu Wei sat in the back seat of the car.

"Yes, Sir?" Liu Wei responded, his hair back in order and his aura suppressed.

"Find out what is going on with the Zhao family. If nothing seems suspicious, ask Li Dai Lu."

"Do you really think she is going to respond to any questions from us before getting her weapons?"

"I don't know 'WeiWei', what do you think?"

"I think you should start preparing those weapons for her, and another batch for us. Even with six months out, the timeline is going to be tight for the amount that we need… Sir."