Chapter 53: The Heroine Arrives, and the Plot Collapses

Before leaving, Chu Jiangyue gave instructions to Chu Jiangyang, then activated the navigation service and chose a car as her mode of transport.

Once again seated in the silver SUV guided by the navigation system, Chu Jiangyue quickly drove out of Jianglin Hotel’s sight.

This time, she took a different direction.

“Little Fox, how large a range can you detect? We’ll only look for survivors, forget the zombies.”

Chu Jiangyue didn’t rely on zombie crystal cores for profit. Her own abilities could improve with training, so she didn’t necessarily need to absorb zombie cores.

“Reporting, Host. I can detect a radius of 300 meters. If there are any living humans, I will detect them.”

Hearing Little Fox’s reply, Chu Jiangyue had a rough idea of what to expect.

“Then keep an eye out and let me know if you find any survivors.”

Today, Chu Jiangyue intended to play the role of the saint—rescue any living person she came across.

“Got it!”

Since the task required Chu Jiangyue to travel around, Little Fox felt a bit guilty and eagerly obeyed her instructions.

“Host, host! There’s a little girl in a convenience store.”

Little Fox’s detection was impressive—before long, it relayed information to Chu Jiangyue.

“Understood.”

Chu Jiangyue drove the car to the store’s entrance and quickly eliminated two wandering zombies outside.

Basic zombies didn’t have crystal cores, and Chu Jiangyue didn’t even bother to look at them.

After clearing the zombies, she knocked on the door.

“Knock, knock, knock.”
“Is anyone inside? I’ve taken care of the zombies outside. If you want to leave, come out.”

There was no response for a long while.

“Are you sure your detection is working?”

It had been quiet for so long. Her voice was not soft—unless they were deaf or mute, they should have heard her.

It couldn’t be such a coincidence, could it?

“Knock, knock, knock.”

Chu Jiangyue knocked again: “I’ll wait here for two minutes. If you don’t come out, I’ll leave.”

Although she wanted to rescue them, she couldn’t force anyone who didn’t want to leave.

Third time’s the charm. No response this time, so Chu Jiangyue decided not to press further.

She tightened her seatbelt in the silver SUV and checked her wristwatch.

Indeed, Chu Jiangyue had a watch. She took it from the system-provided wardrobe, and it was unaffected by Blue Star’s magnetic field.

Two minutes passed quickly. Seeing that no one came out, Chu Jiangyue started the engine, ready to leave.

At that moment, the store door opened.

A little girl with twin ponytails, about twelve years old, stepped out.

Chu Jiangyue looked at her through the car window.

“Do you want to come with me?”

“Sister, are you here to take me to my mom and dad?”

Because her parents were busy and traveling when the zombie outbreak occurred, she had been eating at a neighbor’s house.

During the outbreak in the middle of the night, she had been alone at home.

With little food at home, she had mustered her courage to go out and find something to eat.

At first, she successfully avoided zombies, but eventually she was discovered. Panicked, she hid in the convenience store, locking the door to escape the zombies.

The store had food and drink, so she hadn’t left since.

When she met this older sister figure today, she was initially scared. But she knew staying in the store wasn’t a long-term solution. In the end, she came out.

“No, I’m taking you somewhere you can get food.”

It didn’t matter that Jianglin Hotel currently had no available rooms—she could go live at the B City Safe Base with others.

Life at the base might not be luxurious, but at least there was a measure of safety.

“Can I take some things from the store?”

For some reason, no one had entered the convenience store all this time. Only she had eaten a little—plenty of items remained.

“Quickly.”

Hearing Chu Jiangyue, the little girl ran inside and stuffed all the useful items she could carry into her backpack.

Having not washed up for a long time, she felt dirty and didn’t dare sit in the front passenger seat. She got into the back seat instead.

Once the girl was settled, Chu Jiangyue closed the door.

“Keep looking for more people.”

“Roger, Host!”

Little Fox resumed the search.

“Sister, where are we going now?”

“I don’t know.”

Chu Jiangyue’s plan for the day was spontaneous, unsure how many survivors she would find.

Hearing that, the girl opened her mouth but said nothing.

Since the decision was made, there was no turning back halfway.

“Host, host! About 200 meters ahead, several people!”

Little Fox’s voice rang in her mind. Chu Jiangyue’s eyes lit up.

If it was a group, they were probably all adults.

Compared to a minor like the little girl, adults were easier to communicate with.

Chu Jiangyue increased her driving speed. About 200 meters ahead, she spotted a few people.

However… one of them looked familiar.

Chu Jiangyue stopped near them.

“Stay in the car. I’ll go check.”

She instructed the little girl and stepped out.

The closer she got, the more familiar the parked electric scooter among them looked.

“Boss Chu?”

Jin Churan hadn’t expected to see Chu Jiangyue outside Jianglin Hotel.

The moment he spoke, Chu Jiangyue recognized his voice.

“Host, host! It’s the heroine’s younger brother! Ah! And the heroine herself! What’s going on?”

Wasn’t the heroine supposed to be in H City, S Province? How did she get to B City so soon?

Something about the timing seemed off.

Oh, and there was also the devoted second male lead, Huo Jun.

What on earth was happening?!

Seeing Jin Churan, Jin Chuyu, and Huo Jun, Little Fox flew into a panic.

The plan was only for Jin Churan to go to H City to find his sister. The heroine shouldn’t have arrived in B City this early!
The plot has collapsed!

Chu Jiangyue: …

She hadn’t expected this outcome either.

If she had known, she wouldn’t have told Jin Churan the location of Sister Ling Churan just for a few coins.

“Hello, everyone.”

Chu Jiangyue forced a small smile.

The plot had probably completely collapsed. Whether it could be fixed now was unknown.

Seeing Jin Churan introduce Chu Jiangyue, Jin Chuyu and the others relaxed slightly.

“Sister, she’s Boss Chu from the magical hotel I told you about.”

Jin Churan didn’t notice anything strange about Chu Jiangyue and enthusiastically introduced her to his sister.

“Hello, Jin Chuyu.”
“Huo Jun.”

The remaining three introduced themselves in turn.

“Chu Jiangyue. Are you resting here, planning to go to Jianglin Hotel?”

Since Jin Churan had brought them here, Chu Jiangyue could roughly guess his intention.

Jin Chuyu nodded slightly: “That’s the plan.”

However, whether they would stay at Jianglin Hotel would depend on their own considerations.