Interview 9 -Xu Zhicai

Today I traveled to the Forbidden City in Beijing, China. Specifically, I visited the Patriot's Memorial to meet with Xu Zhicai. He was a veteran of the war and made sure to meet with me at a public location to ensure that the public viewed his actions and saw that he was definitely patriotic. At first, I was unsure why he was doing this but after I heard his story, I understood.

He was a soldier in China at the time of the Zombie Infections. China at the time was losing an unwinnable battle against a strong force. The whole country was in shambles and the military was split on what to do. Some believed in continuing the fight. Another believed in a plan to retreat and gain strength. but the mass was largely mixed on what to do and the army made its own decisions. This situation cause the beginning of this story.

Xu was led by a man named Commander Chen who was an important man in the Chinese armed forces. He made the decision to send a small group of people on a nuclear submarine with their familiesto live, which he believed would preserve the human race forever. They set off, initially as a routine ship, but eventually sailed off course and became self relying after going through the ocean by themselves. They stopped at many places to find a new location to settle in but reached no luck.

Eventually, they came upon Manihi, a group of ships that had formed a community throuigh trading of goods. By using their generator, they quickly became a power source. They grew rich and gained a large amount of fame. But eventually, the Chinese caught up with them and sent a ship after them. They soon fled to the north until another ship met up with them. This turned out to be the Commander's son, who explained to them that China was in a revolution and was close to anarchy. Soon, the soldiers returned and overthrew the rulers to start the Redeker plan in China and fight the zombies.

Although Mr. Xu gave me a thorough explanation, he left many questions unanswered. this makes me wonder whether he was hiding anything I should have known about that could have been important.