Chapter 61 Choice

"Okay, everyone, don't be so nervous. I called you all here tonight to discuss this matter."

Receiving Zhang Yunzhang's glance, Xin Ming rolled his eyes, laughed, and jumped out to act as a peacemaker.

"In fact, Mr. Zhang and I have known about this for a long time. Come, Mr. Zhang, please take a seat first, and let me do the rest."

Xin Ming flattered Zhang Yunzhang by holding his arm, half-bent over to help him sit down, and walked to the side to avoid blocking his view.

"Speaking of which, this is the first time we've heard of this resort hotel. After all, Mr. Zhang and I passed by the address a few months ago, but we didn't see it open at the time. Now, not only is the hotel open, but there's also food and drinks inside, and life is comfortable..."

Xin Ming hissed, his expression incredulous, but what he said was—"I understand how everyone feels. The recent rainstorms have definitely impacted everyone's work, and many people are working on an empty stomach. On my own behalf, I want to express my deepest gratitude to everyone! Thank you to your families for your hard work!"

Xin Ming bowed deeply at a 90-degree angle. "We are a loving family. Everyone here is an indispensable treasure to the base! Without you, we wouldn't be where we are today!"

Amidst the passionate voices, Xin Ming was about to say something to unite the people, when he suddenly heard Zhang Yunzhang's gnashing teeth.

"Stop talking nonsense!"

Okay! Xin Ming quickly changed the subject. "I heard that everyone was short of food. Mr. Zhang and I were anxious day and night. We sent countless messages to the leader, and finally got a reply from him. It's a pity that the rainfall this time was so extensive, and he was in dire straits. He could only allocate rations for forty or fifty people."

"But we have at least a hundred people in our base! According to regulations, rations are given priority to those with special abilities. Are we going to let the rest of the common people starve to death? Just when we were worried to the point of foaming at the mouth, we heard the good news that the resort hotel was providing food!"

Xin Ming coughed a few times and successfully stopped the crowd from hearing that ordinary people had no food to eat. Seeing that everyone's attention was focused on him again, he stated his purpose calmly.

"Let's start releasing people tomorrow morning at 5:00 AM. Anyone heading to a resort hotel should leave early. The locks will be locked promptly at 8:00 AM. Those leaving will have their information deleted and will not be accepted in the future. Those planning to stay at the base will have to provide their own food and drink. The base has no authority over them! Dismissed!"

The thunder struck the ground, causing a loud noise.

"What do you mean? Don't care about us anymore?"

"You have to leave, didn't you hear him? If you don't leave, the base won't provide you with food. If you die of starvation or thirst, the base won't even care!"

"Why are you kicking me out? They sent my son to work in the big base. They have no right to kick me out!"

"Your son is useless. He hasn't been back for so long. I don't even know if he's still alive!"

"You're fucking bullshit!"

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"Mom and Dad, what should we do?" Qi Hua pulled his parents away from the two women entangled in the crowd.

Xin Ming's words caused a riot. The third base was originally a marginal area with the most elderly and weak people in it. His words clearly meant that the leader was ready to abandon this base, and was reluctant to give up the psychics, so he made special preparations.

"Let's go home first and discuss it." Dad Qi's eyes were full of fear. He had just clearly seen Zhang Yunzhang burn to death a woman who went up to argue with him.

Under the bloodthirsty red light, it looked as if a centipede was crawling on his face, raising its head ferociously and laughing at everyone.

Qi Hua also saw it and knew that he guessed right. Zhang Yunzhang was too lazy to disguise himself and could not stay here any longer.

With the bursts of flames, some people gradually came to their senses and ran back screaming.

Zhang Yunzhang snorted coldly, took a step forward and seemed to be about to take action, but was stopped by the smirking Xin Ming.

"Mr. Zhang, why bother with these lowly people? It's a waste of superpowers. Let them run away. The resort hotel is far away from here. There are a lot of zombies on the road. We can just take care of them and come back to collect a wave of crystal cores!"

Zhang Yunzhang felt that what he said made some sense, so he reached out and patted his face, "Since you are a bunch of lowly people, why did you just talk so much nonsense!"

Xin Ming put on a flattering smile and leaned towards his hand, "Hey, Mr. Zhang, this is the only hobby I have. I'm just borrowing your influence!"

"Hmph, I'm glad to know." Zhang Yunzhang slapped him hard and led the way away with a sneer on his face.

Xin Ming nodded and bowed, with clear fingerprints on his face, and followed.

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"Mom and Dad, let's pack up and go! To the resort hotel! I still have a few crystal cores here, enough for us to live for a while!"

Qi Hua took out all his belongings and placed them in front of them.

"This base will be gone in a few days, and we'll have to find a way then! Since there aren't many people visiting the hotel right now, maybe we can rent a room! Mom, let's go!"

Qi Hua had stayed in a hotel himself and knew the situation inside, but his parents were frightened by the bastard Xin Ming's words that they had never seen it before and suddenly appeared later. They were afraid that there was a bigger trap inside, so they hesitated and tried to persuade him instead!

"You're still young and don't understand the complexities of human nature. Son, think about it carefully. How could Boss Xia, a little girl, possibly open a hotel in the heart of a zombie apocalypse?!"

Qi's mother grabbed his hand and tried to persuade him earnestly.

"Yes, listen to your mother. That girl is obviously not a good person! She is so fair and tender, and doesn't look like she has ever suffered! There must be a conspiracy! Let's go west. I heard there is a base called Shangyang over there, and they are also expanding their enrollment. Let's go there."

Qi's father grabbed the crystal core on the kang and asked Qi's mother to sew it into Qi Hua's underwear and hide it close to his body.

Now the whole family depends on these crystal cores to survive, and there must be no mistakes!

"Dad! Mom! Listen to me! Let's go to the resort hotel! Shangyang Base is even farther away than the resort hotel. I can't carry you that far alone. If we go to the resort hotel, I can call all the team members over to ensure safety."

Qi Hua was going crazy. Why would his parents rather believe an outsider who was trying to trick them than believe their own son?

"Son..." Qi's mother wanted to say something, but someone knocked on the door. She had to stop talking and turned to open the door.

"Who is it at this late hour?"

"Auntie, it's me, Wang Xuewei."

"Oh, come in quickly, what's the matter with you coming here so late?"

The implication is that if you have nothing to do, go back quickly and don't disturb her from educating her son.

Wang Xuewei rarely couldn't laugh, so she was serious for once.

"Auntie, is Qi Hua at home? Let's look for Captain Qi Hua."

Only then did Qi's mother see that Li Qiang and Wang Yi were following her.

"I'm here, come in quickly." Qi Hua walked out of the darkness and waved.

Four people huddled together on the worn kang mat.

"Captain, what do you think? Should we go to the hotel?" Wang Yi spoke first.

Qi Hua sighed and said, "I plan to go, but my parents don't agree. They want to go to Shangyang Base."

"Shangyang Base is so far away! Why don't you go to the hotel?"

"I believed what Xin Ming said and didn't dare to go."

The three of them looked at each other with complicated expressions in their eyes.

"Captain, we have already made arrangements with our families to leave for the hotel early tomorrow morning. If you plan to go to Shangyang Base, we will have to part ways."