By 3 p.m., all the food and essential supplies in the town had been moved away.

The convoy continued towards the Dawushan Tunnel.

The closer you get to the tunnel, the more winding the road becomes.

After driving along another winding mountain road, Jiang Wu saw a huge construction site at the foot of a mountain about 200 meters away.

The perimeter of the construction site was already filled with steel bars.

Outside the steel-reinforced wall, there were still many zombie corpses scattered around.

"Chief, a construction site for such a large tunnel must have temporary steel bar processing points, and it must have a large reserve of steel bars," Sheng Huaiqiang said excitedly, putting down his binoculars.

Jiang Wu said calmly, "Full speed ahead, crash into it."

Sheng Huaiqiang was startled and said nervously, "Chief, there are probably a lot of gunpowder and detonators in such a large construction site. I think there should be many survivors inside. If they have set up an ambush with gunpowder and detonators, we will be in big trouble."

Jiang Wu gave Sheng Huaiqiang a dissatisfied look and said, "Old Sheng, try to explain things more clearly in the future."

Sheng Huaiqiang scratched his head awkwardly and suggested, "Chief, let me take a few team members inside to check the situation."

“You’re too slow, and you’re not wearing a crocodile skin coat for protection. I’ll go take a look,” Jiang Wu said casually.

Sheng Huaiqiang was taken aback and quickly said, "No, Chief, you can't risk your life again. After all, there are just too many explosives and detonators on this construction site, unlike other situations."

Sitting in the back, Su Ziyu frowned slightly and said, "Brother Wu, let me go."

Jiang Wu turned around and glared at Su Ziyu before saying to Sheng Huaiqiang, "Have the team leaders hold a meeting to discuss how to solve this problem."

"Yes, Chief!"

A few minutes later.

An open space not far from the convoy.

Nine men sat on the ground discussing something.

“I suggest that a few team members directly address the people inside, saying that we are soldiers. They won’t do anything reckless then.”

"It's been three months since the apocalypse. Are you sure they still have enough respect for government officials and soldiers?"

"If I were the one in charge inside, and I had that much explosives, I would bury the surrounding mountains with explosives. If something unavoidable happens, we can just die together."

"Damn it! Old Tan, how could you be so ruthless?"

"This isn't evil; it's about preparing for the worst. Like those people in the air-raid shelter last night—what if they had a lot of explosives?"

“Tan Xiong is right. We must prepare for the worst, and we know nothing about the situation inside the tunnel.”

"How about we take those people we tied up last night and bring them to the door? Even if they detonate it, only those people will die."

"That's a good idea."

"......"

Jiang Wu stood to the side, casually listening to the people's chattering discussion.

I listened for a while but still couldn't make heads or tails of it.

He had a bit of a headache; should he set up a think tank?

These people are excellent at killing zombies.

However, even Wu Ming doesn't seem to be very good at using his brain.

"Chief, could you call someone over? I have a guy named Xiao Li who's quick-witted and considers things thoroughly."

Peng Gang, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke loudly to Jiang Wu, who was standing next to him watching the commotion.

Jiang Wu nodded casually and said, "Go ahead."

Upon hearing Jiang Wu's words, Peng Gang immediately stood up and ran towards the convoy.

Soon after, they brought in a thin, small man wearing black-rimmed glasses.

He looks to be around 20 years old, probably less than 1.7 meters tall, and has an average face.

Jiang Wu had some impression of Li Zecheng; he must have seen him at the Bai Group headquarters.

We've known each other for a long time.

"Chief, his name is Li Zecheng, we all call him Xiao Li. He's a very smart person, he's only 20 years old and already has a master's degree, from Peking University!"

Peng Gang presented it as if it were a treasure.

Li Zecheng looked at Jiang Wu, took a deep breath, and said with a hint of admiration in his eyes, "Leader!"

Jiang Wu was pleased to see the way the man looked at him; he hadn't expected that such highly intelligent people would start to admire him.

Nodding and smiling, he said, "Since Peng Gang said you're quick-witted, you should discuss it with them."

"Yes!" Li Zecheng saluted.

Peng Gang chuckled sheepishly, then pulled Xiao Li to sit down next to him.

"...That's how it is, Xiao Li. You're smart, think of a way to break this deadlock."

The speaker was Tan Xiong.

Unexpectedly, not only Peng Gang highly approved of Xiao Li, but Tan Xiong and the others also valued Xiao Li's opinions.

It seems that this young Li is indeed quite capable.

Jiang Wu couldn't help but start paying attention to Xiao Li's performance.

Unexpectedly, Li Zecheng only thought for a dozen seconds before saying, "Officers, we only need to target their weaknesses."

"First: the most important things for humans are water and food. They've been trapped here for three months, and even if they have some food reserves, they won't have much. Last night, I questioned nearby survivors in detail, such as Chef Han. They told me that most of the tunnel workers usually go back to town to eat..."

"So we can show our goodwill first by bringing them a truckload of food and sweets, just to put them at ease."

"Secondly, I just examined the zombie corpses around the camp with binoculars. Many of the zombie corpses are still quite new, which means that zombies have been coming to this area all along, even though this place is actually very remote."

"There are only two possible reasons for this situation. First, they frequently send people out, attracting zombies. Second, the tunnel is not deep, but there are many people, and the smell of human activity is too strong."

"And looking at those zombie corpses, they basically just killed them and then ignored them. Some zombie corpses were even lying right by the door, and they didn't clean them up. This shows that their situation isn't looking good..."

"So we can show goodwill while demonstrating our strength. If we're worried they've planted explosives, our main force will stand in a safe place and send people with binoculars to let them see for themselves."

"If they still aren't willing to join us after this, we can send another truckload of cured meat and sausages as payment, tell them we only need steel bars, and ask them to send people to help us carry them..."

"Once they completely lower their guard against us and realize that we have no interest in their population, we can act accordingly."

"Those who have survived this long, and have received so much food, surely the person in charge of the tunnel won't be thinking of taking everyone down with them anymore..."

Li Zecheng spoke in great detail and slowly, and Jiang Wu listened with repeated nods.

"Alright, we'll do it your way. Get the team leaders to cooperate with you. If they do a good job, we'll set up a staff department, and you'll be the head!"

Jiang Wu gave the final order directly.

really.

This kind of task that requires thinking needs to be done by intelligent and organized people.