Rebirth: Love in the Apocalypse - Chapter 61

Chapter 61: General Qin
In their previous life, Mo Chenxuan and Qin Wu saw the documents’ retrieval task.

However, the task didn’t offer many points and wasn’t very attractive to superpower teams.

As a result, it hung there for several months before a desperate team finally accepted it.

This, however, was not the point.

The point was the issuer of the task!

Thinking of the possibilities, Mo Chenxuan smiled and a trace of determination flashed in his eyes.

“Although it’s a rank C task, the reward is not very good.” Lin Rongrong said with a confused expression.

“Sister Qin, why do you want this task? Isn’t it better to look at other tasks?”

“There are seven tasks in the same suburbs as that task. We will gain a lot if we do them together.” Xu Fei said and Qin Wu nodded in agreement.

Although her reason for choosing the task was different from what Xu Fei said, she didn’t refute him or add to the explanation.

After all, there was no way to honestly explain her decision without revealing her rebirth.

“Of the seven tasks in that area, three are rank C and four are rank D. Our team rank will upgrade from F to D or C if we complete the seven tasks.” Mo Chenxuan said and quickly continued.

“We can also take other tasks that fall along our route from the base to the suburbs.”

Lin Rongrong was convinced when she heard that.

Soon after, Qin Wu took out a map and the four began plotting a route.

After making several adjustments, they returned to the task board and chose thirteen tasks.

“Check and see if we missed something.” Mo Chenxuan reminded and the others carefully checked the board.

However, they didn’t find anything so Mo Chenxuan hurried to register the tasks.

“You…” The clerk started, looking at Mo Chenxuan with a complicated expression.

“Is there something wrong?”

“Are you sure you want to take so many tasks all at once?” The clerk asked.

“Can’t I?”

“It’s not that you can’t but…” The clerk sighed and soon continued.

“Your team is only rank F and doesn’t have any points. If you fail to complete a task, points will be deducted and your team may be disbanded.”

“Thank you for the reminder.” Mo Chenxuan said.

Seeing that the man didn’t mean to change his mind, the clerk took the team’s badge, registered the tasks, and returned the badge to Mo Chenxuan.

“Good luck.” She said.

“Thank you.”

After that, the team of four left the missions hall and returned to Mo Chenxuan’s villa.

“When should we leave?” Lin Rongrong asked and everyone turned to look at Mo Chenxuan.

When they registered the team, they appointed Mo Chenxuan as the leader and Qin Wu as the deputy.

Now that they needed to make a decision, they naturally turned to Mo Chenxuan for guidance.

“The sooner the better.” Mo Chenxuan said and then turned to Xu Fei.

“When can you be ready to leave?” He asked.

“Rongrong and I can leave at any time.”

“Mo Chenxuan nodded and then turned to Qin Wu who also nodded.

“Let’s leave tomorrow morning.” He said.

…..

While Mo Chenxuan and his team were planning their trip, the Qin family sat in the living room.

“XiaoLan, is it true? Is Qin Wu really in the base?” Sun Juan asked, looking at Qin Lan with a solemn expression.

“Mom, do you think I am lying? I saw her in the market.” Qin Lan frowned and a trace of murderous intent flashed in her eyes.

She hated Qin Wu.

She hated that Qin Wu took her place and enjoyed the wealthy Qin family while was left to rot in poverty.

After isolating her from the Qin family, Qin Lan thought Qin Wu would never have a chance to rise up.

Unexpectedly, Qin Wu was doing well!

No…, she was not doing well. She was better than well.

When Qin Lan recalled the clean, beautiful, and elegant Qin Wu, she couldn’t help but clench her hands in anger.

Most importantly, she couldn’t stand that Qin Wu had such a beautiful man beside her.

‘What right does she have to be happy? How dare she be happy after causing me so much misery? I won’t let her go!’ Qin Lan angrily thought.

“Why didn’t she come home if she is already in the base?” Qin Fu asked.

Qin Fu, General Qin, was one of the country’s founding patriots.

He should have retired from the army many years ago but because his son’s rank was not high enough to completely master his influence, the general stayed on and eventually caught up with the apocalypse.

This was a fortunate thing for the Qin family.

When the apocalypse came, Qin Fu immediately consolidated his army and collected supplies which helped him gain a foothold in the capital base.

That said, general Qin was a face-saving man.

Although Qin Wu was not his granddaughter, Qin Fu didn’t want to give his opponents an opportunity to point fingers at his Qin family.

For that reason, Qin Wu could not be allowed to stay outside.

“Sister said she is going to stay with her boyfriend but she will visit us when she is free.” Qin Lan said.

If it was before the apocalypse, Qin Lan would exaggerate the truth and pour dirty water on Qin Wu.

However, she didn’t dare to do it now.

First, her grandfather had eyes and ears everywhere.

If he caught Qin Lan in a lie, the results may not be what she wanted to see.

Second, Qin Lan was still thinking about the beautiful man beside Qin Wu.

Before she figured out the man’s details, she didn’t dare to be too much for fear of disgusting him.

‘I can only take a long-term view on this matter.’ She decided but her thoughts were suddenly interrupted by a loud shout.

“Nonsense.” Qin Fu roared and thumped the floor with his wooden cane.

“Grandfather…” Qin Lan called with a cautious face.

“Father, calm down.” Qin Wen said, looking at the old general with a worried face.

Qin Fu was already more than eighty years old.

Although he had awakened an ears enhancement ability, Qin Wen still worried and didn’t dare to be careless about the old man’s health.

On one hand, Qin Fu was his father and on the other, the old man still held most of the Qin family’s power.

Although the Qin clan would not immediately collapse if something happened to the old man, the family would most certainly lose its place in the base leadership.

Qin Wen didn’t want that to happen.

At least it couldn’t happen until he was strong enough to take over from his father.

“What kind of boyfriend is she talking about?” Qin Fu angrily questioned.

At first, Qin Fu only thought about controlling Qin Wu so that she wouldn’t damage the family’s face.

However, when a ‘boyfriend’ was mentioned, thousands of thoughts suddenly crossed his mind.

Recalling Qin Wu’s beautiful face, he suddenly felt that this fake granddaughter could still be used.

“Feng’er, go look for her and bring her back.” Qin Fu ordered, looking at his grandson.

“Father…, this…,” Qin Wen looked at his father, turned to Qin Lan, and finally turned to his wife with a helpless look.

“Father, what is going on?” Sun Juan asked.

Sun Juan and Qin Wu originally had a good relationship.

Because of this, Sun Juan was reluctant to abandon her fake daughter.

However, everyone had priorities.

No matter how well she and Qin Wu got along, Qin Lan was her biological daughter.

When the girls fell into conflict, Sun Juan resolutely took Qin Lan’s side and her relationship with Qin Wu broke down.

In no time, a good relationship became strained and eventually, Sun Juan even used the family’s influence to supress her fake daughter.

Sun Juan didn’t regret her actions.

However, she sometimes thought about Qin Wu and wondered if the girl was doing well.

That said, she did not want Qin Wu to return to the Qin family.

“When asked about Qin Wu, we have always said that she went to university in another city and decided to settle there. How can we explain that she is in the capital but doesn’t live with us?” Qin Fu asked.

At first, Qin Lan was a little reluctant and didn’t want Qin Wu to return to the Qin family.

However, her mind changed as she listened to her grandfather’s words.

‘Isn’t this my chance? Won’t I get many opportunities to interact with that man as long as Qin Wu lives here?’ She thought.

“Father, Qin Wu is a grown up and this is the apocalypse. It’s acceptable that she lives with her boyfriend.” Sun Juan said but Qin Fu sneered.

“Have they asked for our consent?” Qin Fu started and quickly continued.

“Qin Wu is a daughter of the Qin family and we can’t be careless about her marriage.” He said and several people immediately understood what was going on.