Chapter 371 Suspicious

Deng Hong was very worried, fearing that Bai Zhengli and others would look down on Chengtian Base. In this way, all their calculations would be in vain. When they returned to the base, Ji Chengtian would definitely not let them off! So he was anxious and didn't care about the little disagreement with Meng Ping, and asked for his opinion anxiously. But when Meng Ping opened his mouth, he gave him an answer that surprised him.

Deng Hong narrowed his eyes and looked at Meng Ping suspiciously: "Are you so sure? Are you lying to me?"

Meng Ping didn't bother to pay attention to him. Seeing that he didn't believe it, he said unhappily, "Believe it or not!" After that, he continued to look out the window. Deng Hong was curious and couldn't help but walk to the window to look outside. When he saw it, he was stunned - there was nothing outside, what was Meng Ping looking at?

He hesitated for a moment, but couldn't help asking Meng Ping, "What are you looking at? It's already this time? What are you still thinking about?"

Meng Ping did not answer but asked: "What did you see?"

Deng Hong's anger immediately rose up, and he yelled at Meng Ping: "Are you kidding me? There is nothing outside, what else can you see?"

"Pig!" Meng Ping lowered his head and said in a low voice.

Although the voice was very small, Deng Hong still heard it. He immediately became angry and his face turned red: "What did you just say? If you have the guts, say it again!" After that, he clenched his fists and waved them demonstratively.

Meng Ping was not afraid of him at all. He pushed Deng Hong away, looked at him and said, "I said you are stupid!" After saying that, he saw that Deng Hong seemed to be very angry, so he continued, "Don't you think it's suspicious that there is nothing outside? Our Chengtian base is not like this. I don't know how lively it is in the base!"

Deng Hong finally understood what Meng Ping meant. He curled his lips in disdain, thinking that Meng Ping was simply being surprised by something he had never seen before. "Then do you think this Ping'an Base can be compared with the Chengtian Base? How many people are there in it? It's normal that it's not lively."

Meng Ping shook his head: "I think it's due to other reasons." But he didn't say what the specific reason was. After that, he sat aside and continued to be in a daze.

Deng Hong did not ask any more questions. He thought Meng Ping was overthinking and had no interest in this question. What he wanted to know most was whether Bai Zhengli and the others would stay. He secretly looked at Meng Ping, recalled what he had said before, and frowned slightly - Meng Ping looked very confident. Could it be that he was right? Would these people really stay?

While he was in doubt, Bai Zhengli and his team had almost finished their meeting. Everyone felt that it was too risky to attack Chengtian Base rashly. First of all, there were too many people in the base, and the protective wall was built quite solidly. If a real fight broke out, casualties would be inevitable if they wanted to take over Chengtian Base.

They only wanted to deal with Ji Chengtian and his trusted men, not the other people in Chengtian Base. But according to Deng Hong and Meng Ping, when a fight really breaks out, Ji Chengtian will definitely not take the initiative to fight, and they will hurt many innocent people instead, which will not be worth the loss.

So, they had to find another way!

Bai Ye meant that since they couldn't take the initiative to attack, they should lure the people out. It just so happened that this time they successfully captured Deng Hong and Meng Ping and their 1,000 men. With so many people not returning, Ji Chengtian and other people in the base would probably not ignore them. At that time, even if Ji Chengtian didn't come out in person, he would definitely send someone out.

At that time, they can use the same trick again to take the person down.

At the moment, they were staying at the Ping An base temporarily. Judging from Wu Ke's attitude, he would not mind letting them stay for a few more days. At most, they could take out some crystal cores as compensation. Anyway, they lacked everything except crystal cores.

Everyone else also thought that Bai Ye’s plan was good, so the matter was settled.

In the evening, Wu Ke really brought people to prepare a fairly sumptuous meal, which was a big expense. She was quite enthusiastic, and Bai Zhengli and others naturally had to appreciate it. The meal was a great pleasure for both the host and the guests. After the meal, Bai Zhengli mentioned to Wu Ke that he planned to stay at Ping'an Base for a few days, and at the same time, hinted that they planned to take over Chengtian Base.

With his performance, the people in Ping An Base were completely relieved. Like Deng Hong and Meng Ping, these people were hoping that they could stay and replace Ji Chengtian as the new leader of Chengtian Base. But Meng Ping was smarter and guessed these people's plans directly. Others didn't have his ability and were always worried until Bai Zhengli expressed his position. Then they felt relieved.

Wu Ke certainly had no objection to this. As soon as Bai Zhengli expressed his opinion, she said directly: "The base belongs to everyone. You can stay as long as you want."

But even though she said that, Bai Zhengli didn't take it seriously. After all, as the saying goes, there can't be two tigers in one mountain. Wu Ke is the leader of Ping An Base, but his strength is average. If they really live here for a long time, they will definitely threaten Wu Ke's position.

Afterwards, Bai Zhengli asked Wu Ke in a businesslike manner: "We have quite a few people here. How much rent do we need? Just tell me directly. Don't hesitate. Also, we don't have much food left. If you have any extra, can you sell some to us?"

Wu Ke hesitated for a moment, but still symbolically collected some rent and sold some food to Bai Zhengli and his friends. After all, the people in their base also had to make a living, and crystal cores were always scarce. Even if they were determined to make friends with these people, they couldn't be too generous.

It just so happened that she had someone prepare a place for them to live. Although the conditions were not good, it was the end of the world, and the people of the Hope Corps were not picky. It was just that Deng Hong and Meng Ping were not used to it. They were level 3 psychics, and they had a high status in Chengtian Base. Their living place was not luxurious but quite comfortable. But when they arrived here, they had to share a bunk bed with others because of limited conditions.

The members of the Hope Group didn't mind at all. They had been traveling all the way and had no chance to rest properly. They had to stand all the time in the car, which was very uncomfortable. If they were not all superpowered, they would not have been able to hold on!

Although the living conditions are a bit poor now, at least I can lie down and have a good sleep. There is nothing better than this!

Bai Zhengli also knew that everyone was very tired after traveling all the way, so he specifically asked everyone to have a good rest, because there would probably be a tough battle to fight the next day!

He guessed correctly. Just when they were preparing to rest, the City Lord's Mansion of Chengtian Base was shrouded in dark clouds.

Ji Chengtian sat on the sofa, looking at the person standing in front of him with a gloomy face: "You mean? Deng Hong and the others haven't come back yet?"

"Yes!" The man nodded, hesitated for a moment and said, "City Lord, they haven't come back yet. I'm afraid something has happened."

After saying this, Ji Chengtian's face became even uglier: "It's just a small Ping'an base? They brought elite troops, and they couldn't take it down? Are you trying to tell me that they are no match for Wu Ke? And they fell into Wu Ke's hands? Do you think that woman can be so capable?" Ji Chengtian's tone was quite impatient while speaking.

The man in front of him was actually very confused. He shook his head decisively: "If it was just Wu Ke, they would definitely not be their match. But they haven't come back yet. This is too strange. I can't think of any other reason except that something went wrong."

Ji Chengtian narrowed his eyes in thought, and said to himself uncertainly: "Did something really happen?"

The person in front of him waited for a while, and when he saw that he didn't speak, he hesitated and asked, "City Lord, what should we do now? Should we send someone to take a look?"

Ji Chengtian subconsciously turned his head to look at the sky outside the window. Seeing that it was already dark, he shook his head without hesitation: "It's getting late. It's too dangerous to go out. Let's go and have a look tomorrow. This is too suspicious!"

The man wanted to say something else, but Ji Chengtian looked at him coldly, so he had to swallow back all the words on his lips. Then, Ji Chengtian waved his hand and asked him to leave. He saw that Ji Chengtian was impatient, so he had to leave. As soon as he opened the door, the scorching air outside came in, making people feel irritated.

Compared to the scorching heat outside, the room was quite cool because the air conditioner was on. When he left, he subconsciously turned his head and glanced at the air conditioner running in the corner. His eyes sank slightly, and he sighed helplessly in his heart, then he gently closed the door and left.

Ordinary people in the base are so poor that they can't afford food, let alone electric lights. However, as the city lord, Ji Chengtian can enjoy the luxury of air conditioners, refrigerators and other electrical appliances. It can be said that comparison is the culprit! What is even more chilling is his indifference to Deng Hong and others.

More than a thousand lives, this place is not far from the Ping An base, even if it is late, it won't take long to drive back and forth. But he refused to do even that! Obviously, he didn't care about the more than a thousand lives at all!

After hesitating for a while, he decided to take some people to Ping'an Base to check it out. After all, there were more than a thousand lives involved, and he couldn't let them disappear in obscurity like this!

So after leaving the City Lord's Mansion, You called his confidants and drove out of the base. Because the situation was unclear, he did not dare to bring too many people, so he brought more than 50 people, all of whom were his confidants, and their strength was not too strong. They encountered several waves of zombies on the way, but fortunately there were not many of them, and they arrived at the safe base without any danger.

It was already past eight in the evening, and many people had gone to bed, but there were always people on guard at Ping An Base, so when they arrived, there were still people on the wall.

Originally, they wanted to see if there was anything unusual along the way, but they didn't find anything along the way and went all the way to the Ping'an base. It was night time and the sky was a little dark. Although they were psychics, they couldn't see very clearly.

Just by taking a quick look, they felt that there should not have been any fierce fighting here. So, where did Deng Hong and the others go?

(End of this chapter)