Apocalypse: My Sweetie Is Tough but Cute
Chapter 248 - Chapter 248 Chapter 247 Taking You to Flirt with Girls (4)

Chapter 248: Chapter 247: Taking You to Flirt with Girls? (4) Chapter 248: Chapter 247: Taking You to Flirt with Girls? (4) The girl’s eyes suddenly dimmed, causing a pang of heartache in Tang Zelin’s heart.

Gently pulling Su Shu’s wrist, he drew her into his arms for a hug, “Don’t overthink it. The situation is special right now. The approval process might be a bit troublesome, but it’s not what you’re imagining. You don’t have to worry about anything. Just take good care of yourself on the mountain, and leave everything else to me.”

Su Shu hummed in acknowledgement. Since there was no clear direction now, it was better to not discuss further to avoid awkwardness between the two.

Glancing at the time, she said, “It’s time, should you be going?”

Tang Zelin stood up upon hearing this and was suddenly a head taller than Su Shu, “Then I’ll be leaving first. Remember what I said, don’t eat the mushrooms for now. Wait until the message from above comes down, if the mushrooms aren’t poisonous, then you can eat them. Otherwise, throw them all away, got it?”

Su Shu nodded, “Got it.”

“As for the gate, I’ll figure something out.”

“No need. Your matters are more important. I can ask Brother Luo for help with the gate. It’s okay, you go ahead with your business.”

Regret appeared in Tang Zelin’s eyes, while Su Shu gave a slight smile.

“It’s really okay. If you feel bad about it, then… owe it for now. Maybe I’ll ask for your help in the future when I need it?”

“Alright, then I’m leaving.”

“Yeah, bye.”

*

After the establishment of the safety zone in City C, the government had been extremely cautious, and the post-disaster epidemic did not break out on a large scale as imagined. Instead, the poisonous mushroom incident became the top priority in the management of all safety zones.

It’s really… hard to describe.

Just when they breathed a sigh of relief and hadn’t yet had the chance to rest, they turned to face another wave of upheaval and chaos.

Despite the repeated announcements to the public, a considerable number of people still ventured into the mountains.

In the living areas under Tang Zelin’s jurisdiction, such incidents were incessant.

Finally, they had no choice but to establish sentry posts atop the mountain and around the living areas. Once someone was found sneaking into the mountain to gather mushrooms, they would immediately intervene and reprimand them.

Every place at the foot of the mountain that could take in poisoning victims was overwhelmed with demand for beds, and medical staff were rotating shifts back and forth. Some even fainted from exhaustion in the operating room.

And yet, despite such efforts, patients with poisoning kept arriving. There were always those who defied warnings to try their luck.

After the taste test… the hospital welcomed them.

Tang Zelin and Qu Guo’an were dizzy with busyness these past few days, one moment having to deploy troops to strictly guard against those going up the mountain, the next moment aiding the hospital with evacuations.

The whole city was in disarray.

City C, cut off from the external world after being sealed, saw its reserves of rescue medications plummet by one-quarter due to a single poisoning incident.

Anti-inflammatory drugs were being consumed at an astonishing rate.

However, even with such efforts and the city turned upside down, more than ten thousand people never returned to this world.

In First District where Su Shu lived, over five hundred people died – not the highest number among the living areas, but not insignificant either.

Over five hundred people, who had once been filled with hope, living on the mountain.

Now, their empty houses stood hollow, the owners never to return. With this unexpected disaster, once something happened, it happened to the whole family.

The lucky relatives who survived were left crying in fear, regret, and desolation.

Wails of grief tore through the hearts of all who were awake in the mountains.

They had thought that once the living areas were established, life would gradually improve. But why could a mere mushroom evoke such immense fear?

It is death that truly teaches people fear.