(Two chapters today, 6,000 words in total, take your time reading them.)

Seeing my serious expression, Chen Yefei gave an awkward smile, then composed himself and said, "In that case, let's get serious."

"Um."

For the next two hours or so, we discussed the details and specifics of the collaboration.

It must be said that Chen Yefei's thinking is truly comprehensive.

Before we came here, Jing and I had already come up with a specific plan, but this plan seemed a bit rudimentary when it was presented to Chen Yefei.

After all, the other party had been thinking about this for several months, while Jing and I only took two days.

Chen Yefei was not only thinking about the current cooperation, but also about the specific plans for the future and the possible things that might happen. He thought about all of these.

After all, life moves forward gradually, it doesn't remain unchanged.

In the future, we won't be able to stay in one place; migration or expanding our territory are both possible. Besides, there might be struggles, or wars between survivors.

We need to think these things through carefully.

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step, and a towering building begins with a single step. We cannot do without either shoes or a foundation.

When discussing the survivor team in Jiajiang City.

Chen Yefei looked at us in surprise: "You know people from Jiangbei?"

I don't want to hide anything from Chen Yefei about Jiangbei. Since we're going to cooperate, let's all be honest with each other.

I didn't expect Chen Yefei to be so surprised after I mentioned Jiangbei.

"You know about Jiangbei too?" I asked.

Chen Yefei said, "Yes, I know, but I don't know the specific situation in Jiangbei. I met a person from Jiangbei before and saved his life. Later, he also helped me out."

"Can you tell me his name?"

Chen Yefei asked with a smile, "You guys don't have a grudge against Jiangbei, do you?"

I shook my head and said, "We have no grudge against Jiangbei. Do you remember those three people you tied up last time? They were from Jiangbei."

Chen Yefei stared wide-eyed. "They're from Jiangbei! So, you're saying you have a partnership with Jiangbei?"

I shook my head and said, "It's not really a collaboration, just each of us getting what we need. Among those three, the one named Zhang Zhihao used to be one of our people. Later, my team had some accidents, and our people scattered. We only found him later. But he has already established himself in Jiangbei and hasn't come back."

Chen Yefei nodded: "I see. In that case, I'll tell you. That guy from Jiangbei is named Wang Hao, and he's a pretty good person."

Wang Hao! I was shocked. Could this be the Wang Hao I know?

Chen Yefei was stunned for a moment, then said, "Judging from your expression, I know you definitely know this Wang Hao, right!"

I asked, "This Wang Hao you mentioned, he used to repair cars, right?"

"Yes, yes, he used to be a car mechanic. I only found out later. So you know him too?"

I nodded: "We met by chance. I remember he wanted me to go to Jiangbei with him."

Chen Yefei asked in surprise, "He wants you to go to Jiangbei? Why?"

I said, "Because I saved his life."

Chen Yefei looked puzzled. "That's not right."

"What's wrong?" Sister Jing asked, and I was curious too.

Chen Yefei asked in confusion, "I saved Wang Hao back then, so why didn't he let me go to Jiangbei with him?"

I chuckled and joked, "Maybe Wang Hao sees that I'm a doctor, so he wants me to come over?"

Chen Yefei shook his head: "That's not what I meant. After I saved Wang Hao, we talked a lot, and I brought up the topic of cooperation with him. I even mentioned cooperating with Jiangbei. But Wang Hao resolutely rejected me and repeatedly warned me never, ever to cooperate with Jiangbei, or I would be courting death."

Jing and I exchanged a glance, looking like we had discovered something extraordinary.

"Why?"

Chen Yefei frowned and said, "I asked him why at the time, but he wouldn't tell me. He just wouldn't tell me no matter what, so I stopped asking."

"Are you still in contact with Wang Hao?" Sister Jing asked.

Chen Yefei said, "Yes, he does contact me, but only once every two weeks. Occasionally he will come over to have a heart-to-heart talk with me, but otherwise he basically doesn't contact me. He also warned me about this matter and told me not to contact him first, so I have never contacted him first."

Chen Yefei looked at me and said, "Wait a minute, don't you guys have connections with Jiangbei? Why are you so concerned about this?"

I said, "There's something I can tell you. The leaders in Jiangbei have always wanted my team to join Jiangbei, but I haven't agreed yet."

Chen Yefei looked shocked. "Could it be that there's really something wrong with Jiangbei? Do you know something else?"

I shook my head and said, "I don't know."

"You don't know?" Chen Yefei was puzzled. "If you don't know, then why don't you join Jiangbei?"

I chuckled and countered, "Let me ask you, if your team were to join Jiangbei, would you be willing?"

Chen Yefei paused for a moment, chuckled twice, shook his head, and said, "I don't want to!"

Yes, nobody wants to. In fact, nobody wants to live under someone else's thumb.

Chen Yefei waved his hand and said, "Forget it, let's not talk about this anymore. Let's continue. Besides Jiangbei, do you know of any other survivor teams in Jiajiang City?"

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