Apocalypse: My Sweetie Is Tough but Cute

Chapter 170: Chapter 169: How Deep is the Scheme of Chief Tang Da (3) Chapter 170: Chapter 169: How Deep is the Scheme of Chief Tang Da (3) Luo Gang did not respond. When he had heard the news, he was also shocked. East City had been under orderly disaster management, and he had not expected other areas to have reached such a dangerous state.

Fortunately, he had brought his family out early and arrived at the gymnasium.

Li Xiaoxia asked, “Could something go wrong here?”

He knew what his wife was concerned about. With so many people at the gymnasium, a single loss of control was unpredictable, and honestly, he didn’t know what would happen later, but for the moment, the soldiers of Battalion 208 had maintained the security of the shelter in East City very well.

“It’s okay, don’t worry. There are so many people here, the government won’t let it become chaotic.”

“That’s true,” said Li Xiaoxia.

The battalion headquarters was dark, indicating that there was no one inside.

Su Shu stood for a while and heard the sound of assembly coming from the direction of the gymnasium’s main entrance, so she went towards it.

Indeed, she saw that Tang Zelin was gathering the troops, ready to set off.

Where was he going?

To the outskirts of the city?

Su Shu’s heart rose to her throat.

There was no distinction between day and night; the darkness always bore a heavy sense of oppression, like storm clouds looming overhead, leaving you uncertain when they might bear down on you.

Some things changed after rebirth, like no longer being so lonely.

Other things remained unchanged even after rebirth, like Tang Zelin, who was always walking the edge of danger, a constant source of her worries.

Tang Zelin, who had just finished assembling his troops, spotted a petite figure standing in the shadows at a distance just before departure.

A light flickered at the bottom of his eyes, unclear what he was thinking.

Qu Guo’an noticed his distraction and saw Su Shu in the distance.

He nudged him with his elbow and said in a low voice, “Worried about you?”

“Don’t know,” Tang Zelin said gravely.

Something flitted across his eyes. After watching for a moment, he said to Qu Guo’an, “You go ahead and lead. I’ll be right back.”

“Okay, no problem. It’s important to reassure the family members. I’ll go first.”

Qu Guo’an took the lead and went out while Tang Zelin went the opposite way and stood in front of Su Shu, his tall frame blocking the dim light above her head.

The man’s voice was like aged wine in the deep night, mellow and crisp.

“Looking for me?”

Su Shu looked up. “I heard there’s chaos on the outskirts.”

Tang Zelin frowned, wondering where she had heard that from. In a short while, his brow eased, and he reassured her, “Don’t listen to rumors. It’s not necessarily what you think.”

“You… are going out?”

“Yeah.”

“Is it dangerous?”

“Not dangerous,” he said.

The light in Su Shu’s eyes flickered on and off, appearing to Tang Zelin like captivating stars.

Had she come to find him upon hearing the news of chaos on the outskirts? Was she concerned about him?

With this thought, Senior Colonel Tang’s heart felt a hidden joy.

Considering her previous denial, he felt that the her now was more like the one he had met on Peng Village Mountain.

Su Shu said, “Can I ask if you are heading to the outskirts?”

Tang Zelin knew what she was worried about and shook his head, “That area has other armed forces. We are just delivering supplies and incidentally bringing back people we’ve found over the past few days. It’s not dangerous.”

Su Shu let out a long sigh of relief, finally feeling reassured.

In her previous life, she hadn’t known if Tang Zelin had been involved in the disturbances in the suburbs, only that he had led teams into the fray multiple times after the city of C was sealed off.

After a false alarm and having received his confirmation, she realized she had rushed over upon hearing the news. Was she seeming a bit…