Published: January 31, 2025
In Wen Yu's room, he was playing with the little soul beast.
"Considering the time, they should be back soon."
Wen Yu was not worried at all about whether Li Quan'an would agree to his proposal. Li Quan'an was a smart man, and waiting around to die was certainly not something a smart person would do.
"Knock, knock, knock."
"Come in."
When Wen Yu looked up, he saw Li Quan'an's slightly plump face.
"Is the person sent by Mayor Li back? What’s the situation?"
"Brother Wen Yu was right; the situation is not looking good," Li Quan'an wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.
"So what has Mayor Li decided?" Wen Yu calmly pinched the little soul beast, looking at Li Quan'an with a teasing expression.
This was clearly a question he already knew the answer to; Wen Yu was well aware of Li Quan'an's options. In fact, Li Quan'an had only one path to take.
"Brother Wen Yu is joking; a fool can clearly see what needs to be done," Li Quan'an chuckled.
Then he tentatively asked, "Shall we discuss the issue of cooperation?"
Wen Yu waved his hand directly: "Is there even a need to discuss this? There’s only one method: stack lives up like a mountain. I’ll lead the charge, but I need someone to draw the fire. You will supervise the back, letting everyone charge forward. Whatever we can break through is what we get."
Hearing Wen Yu's straightforward and brutal method, Li Quan'an hesitated: "But... that would mean many people will die."
Upon hearing Li Quan'an's words, Wen Yu laughed instead: "Mayor Li, how many people die has nothing to do with you or me. In this situation, as long as we ensure that the dead are not us, isn’t that enough? If a force is wiped out, it can be rebuilt; but a life, there's only one."
Li Quan'an's expression gradually became resolute: "No problem, I still have over 300 people here. Half of them are regular folks who haven’t transitioned; if they die, they die. Brother Wen Yu is right; I don’t even know if I can survive myself, so why worry about so much? Tomorrow, I’ll mobilize the troops, and the day after tomorrow at dawn, we’ll set off."
"Good to hear Mayor Li understands; I’ll await your good news."
Wen Yu extended his hand to Mayor Li, and the two shook hands firmly before Mayor Li walked out the door.
"Hehe." Wen Yu took a bottle of red wine from the small refrigerator, which had long stopped working. Wen Yu didn’t even know what brand the wine was, took a rough swig, and then threw it away: "It’s really damn terrible."
"Over 300 people, that’s about right." He simulated the upcoming battle in his mind.
"Yes, if nothing unexpected happens, there’s an over 80% chance we can break through, which is already quite good." As for those who would accompany him to death, Wen Yu felt not a shred of guilt. If blame was to be assigned, it was to those with poor fates or weak strength.
In the apocalypse, the weak deserved to die; there was no sympathy needed, nor compassion.
As the sky outside darkened, Wen Yu slowly closed his eyes; all he needed now was to gather his strength.
…
In Mayor Li's room, a group of people was holding a meeting.
"No, I disagree." Sun Ruixing slammed the table and shouted at Li Quan'an.
"Li Quan'an, I misjudged you. If you do this, those old folks and children will die."
Just a moment ago, Li Quan'an had called his confidants, along with Lin Hu and Sun Ruixing, to a meeting where he revealed Wen Yu's plan. The entire room fell silent, except for Sun Ruixing.
Listening to Sun Ruixing's loud questioning, Li Quan'an took a deep drag on his cigarette and replied to Sun Ruixing indifferently: "Brother Ruixing, I respect you as a person, so for this matter of life and death, I called you here. However, I now realize that you are truly stubborn."
"Since you are not satisfied with this plan, then, Brother Sun, why don’t you propose a plan yourself?" In terms of intellect, Li Quan'an far outpaced Sun Ruixing.
"No matter what, I disagree with your plan. If you insist on having the old and children lead the charge, I’ll go down and tell them. You, Li Quan'an, are sending them to their deaths!" Sun Ruixing yelled, his face turning red.