NOVEL NEXT WORLD Chapter 24 - Leaving Jiangjing
Chapter 24: Leaving Jiangjing
Hearing the young man’s slightly arrogant words, the dignitaries became agitated.
Especially the way the young man looked at them—they recognized that look. It was the same way they usually looked at ordinary people—like ants.
However, despite their immense anger, they wisely chose to remain silent, mindful of the soldiers’ guns pointed at them.
Sun Wanghou felt particularly disgruntled. As a high-ranking official, one of the top dignitaries in the nation, he was used to people flattering and catering to him!
But given the current crisis, Sun Wanghou suppressed his anger, hoping to use his status to pressure Qin Jun.
This young man, although able to command a plane, might just have connections with the local military in Jiangjing.
After all, across the entire country, there were fewer than a hundred people of higher status than him.
Just as Sun Wanghou was about to speak, he recognized Qin Jun’s face and furrowed his brows in suspicion.
He hesitated and asked, “Are you related to Chairman Qin?”
Qin Jun smiled slightly. “He is my father.”
A loud buzz echoed in Sun Wanghou’s head as he instantly understood the young man’s identity!
The only son of Councilor Qin Yuan! The eldest son of the Qin family!
All of Sun Wanghou’s anger vanished. Although he was a high-ranking official, there were many kinds of high-ranking officials.
The Ministry of Water Resources ranked lower among the ministries, and there were over a dozen deputy ministers. He was just one of them!
The gap between him and Qin Yuan was as vast as the gap between a provincial deputy water resources director and himself!
He rarely even had the chance to meet Qin Yuan. After all, the State Councilor was one of the seven giants of the central committee, while the Ministry of Water Resources was merely one of the many departments under it.
Sun Wanghou immediately smiled. “I am Sun Wanghou, Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Water Resources. I dined with your father at a banquet last August.”
He remembered that banquet clearly, considering it a great honor to have dined with Chairman Qin…
A ministry official?
Qin Jun was slightly surprised, not expecting to meet such a high-ranking official here. However, he didn’t take Sun Wanghou seriously. The capital had fallen, and ministry departments had lost their significance.
Moreover, the Ministry of Water Resources held little real power, and Sun Wanghou was just a deputy! This man had nothing to offer and thus no value to Qin Jun.
For those without value, Qin Jun had no patience…
Qin Jun smiled coldly, “So, you’re Minister Sun. Please step aside; I have a plane to catch.”
Seeing that Qin Jun had no intention of letting them on the plane, the dignitaries became desperate. They now knew Qin Jun’s identity, someone they couldn’t afford to offend.
But in such dire circumstances, escaping was their priority, and they couldn’t care less about anything else!
“Young Master Qin, that plane is huge with plenty of empty seats, take me with you!”
“Let us on the plane! Let’s go together!”
“It’s a large passenger plane, it won’t be full even with all of us!”
The dignitaries knelt down, disregarding their dignity in the face of life and death.
Sun Wanghou’s face twitched. As a high-ranking official, he couldn’t bring himself to kneel and beg, even in a life-or-death situation.
At his level, dignity was still important. Of course, that didn’t mean he was resigned to dying.
Sun Wanghou looked at Qin Jun, not believing he would be so disrespectful. After all, he was still a high-ranking official!
Looking at the terrified dignitaries, Qin Jun merely shrugged and said, “Sorry, I don’t like flying with strangers.”
With that, he walked away, escorted by soldiers. To him, these so-called dignitaries were no different from commoners in the apocalypse.
In this era, money was worthless, and the power they once prided themselves on had vanished with the collapse of social order.
Moreover, they hadn’t awakened any talents. Heh, how were they any different from ordinary people? They simply hadn’t adapted to their changed status yet…
A bunch of useless people, taking them on the plane would be a waste of resources.
The dignitaries, feeling utterly hopeless, tried to force their way through the boarding gate but were blocked by the soldiers, leaving them to curse helplessly…
…
After boarding the plane, Zhao Yi and several soldiers remained on board, claiming they were there to escort Qin Jun.
It was clear that Deputy Commander Zhao intended to follow Qin Jun to Dongdu, an international first-tier city and the base of the Qin family.
Qin Jun didn’t refuse. Zhao Yi had shown loyalty to the Qin family and had worked tirelessly for him these past days.
The plane gradually took off, and Qin Jun looked out the window at the despairing city.
Zombies roamed everywhere, attacking all living creatures, while desperate civilians cried and screamed.
Their despair could only bring death.
Gunshots still echoed, with some soldiers unwilling to give up, trapped on various streets. They were divided into small squads by the zombie hordes, forming fragile defense lines, making a last stand.
Qin Jun sighed softly and put on his eye mask.
Moments later, the sound of soft snoring could be heard—he had fallen asleep. It was as if the hellish scene outside had no impact on his mood at all…