Wen Hanli continued reading the information and replied, "Personally, I think we can trust him. It’s not a secret that Pei Xun is a control freak. Growing up under someone like him, Pei Yijun will retaliate sooner or later."
"What’s more, didn’t Pei Yixie join the Phantom Team? As long as she stays with us, Pei Yijun won’t fight against us. Also, I heard that he and Captain Jin are siblings, adopted type."
Xun Che leaned on the couch and complained, "The Pei family is as messy as always."
Seeing the dark circles under his eyes, Wen Hanli said, "Commander, you should go back early today and have a good rest. You look several years older than your actual age."
Hearing this, Xun Che gave him a side-eye and replied, "Before talking about me, take a look in the mirror first."
After he said this, both of them let out a long, tired sigh.
While they were working harder than horses and cows, 2 days passed in the blink of an eye.
On the 1st day of November, 2188, the Phantom Team finally finished clearing the zombies inside the Green Lake Residential Area.
While the members were packing the zombies’ corpses on the road, Jiao Lizhi stood on top of a building rooftop and watched the sunrise. Without her noticing, today marked the 180th day since her rebirth.
Logically speaking, November should be the autumn season, with the weather gradually turning colder before it enters the winter season.
But after the apocalypse, the weather no longer changed slowly. They only had 1 month left before the temperature would drop suddenly, and they entered the long, cold winter.
Recalling her previous life’s experience, Jiao Lizhi remembered the high casualties caused by people freezing to death.
The horror was not the food and water shortage during the frozen winter, but what came after winter passed and the ice melted. By then, the human race would face another test from nature.
While she was lost in her thoughts, Jin Xuyan walked over and asked, "Ah Zhi, what are you thinking about?"
Hearing her fiancé’s voice, Jiao Lizhi was pulled out of her thoughts. Turning around, she saw him standing beside her and said, "I’m thinking about the incoming winter."
Knowing her worries, Jin Xuyan held her hand and said, "Don’t worry. We have made a lot of preparations. We will be able to survive this winter."
Jiao Lizhi nodded but said nothing. They might be able to survive this winter, but what about the other places?
Although she wanted to help as many people as she could, her ability was limited, and it was a pipe dream to save everyone. So, she could only focus on the people important to her and those nearby.
As for those who were far away, she could only hope that Xun Che was able to contact them and provide enough supplies for them to pass the winter safely.
At 7:00 in the morning, the Phantom Team members gathered at the largest building in the entire residential area, the public hall. This place was located at the center of the residential area and used to host large-scale events.
The building was in the shape of a dome and had a total of 5 floors, covering an area of 36 hectares. The ground floor was filled with metal bars and planks used to build a stage and had not yet been cleared when the apocalypse arrived.
With a wave of her hand, Jiao Lizhi stored all the materials in her Space. Jin Xuyan turned to the members and said, "Prepare some breakfast. We will take a day off today."
Hearing this, the members nodded and went to take a bath first. Since there were several public bathrooms in this hall, they picked up their backpacks and headed over.
Before using them, they cleaned the bathrooms first. Thanks to their abilities, it only took them 10 minutes to turn the smelly, messy bathrooms into clean and neat ones.
While the members were busy scrubbing their bodies clean, Jin Xuyan followed his fiancée to check the building. Jiao Lizhi emptied the building while drawing its map.
When they returned 1 hour later, breakfast was almost ready. Seeing them, Du Beiye said, "Sister, you should go take a shower first. Breakfast is almost ready."
Jiao Lizhi nodded and replied, "Okay."
Instead of going to the public bathroom, she took her fiancé into her space. The moment they appeared inside, they saw Jiang Ziyi scooping a watermelon with a spoon as he sat on the balcony.
Seeing them, he raised his eyebrows and said, "It seems that both of you are having a rough day out there."
Jiao Lizhi rolled her eyes and said, "Even eating can’t shut your mouth."
Hearing her words, Jiang Ziyi chuckled and replied, "I’m bored."
"If you are bored, you can spend your time cooking."
Jiao Lizhi said it casually, but when Jiang Ziyi heard this, his eyes lit up. He nodded and muttered, "It has been a very long time since I cooked a meal. I don’t know if I still have the skill."
After saying that, he stood up and said, "Go take a bath. I will cook something for you."
Hearing this, Jiao Lizhi said nothing and went to the master bathroom. However, Jin Xuyan stared at Jiang Ziyi coldly. As they walked into the house, he suddenly said, "Ah Zhi, I don’t like him. Can’t we just kill him?"
Noticing the sourness in his words, Jiao Lizhi reached out to hold his hand and coaxed him, "Brother Yan, he is still useful. If you don’t like him, we will just ignore him. When I get all the information I want, you can kill him."
Just after she finished speaking, Jiang Ziyi came down from the 2nd floor and said, "Fengyan, you are as heartless as usual. We grew up together and should be considered childhood sweethearts. How can you disregard my life so easily?"
"You are talking too much," Jiao Lizhi glared at him.