After capturing the three men, we separated them and locked them up to prevent them from helping each other when they woke up.

We're not in a hurry to conduct the interrogation, because according to Chu Yu's deduction, the people from Biyuan won't discover the situation here for the time being.

Most importantly, once Biyuan finds out that something has happened to their people, they will definitely not dare to act rashly, because they have already suffered a loss once, and who knows if there will be another ambush next.

Moreover, if something happens to someone from Biyuan, the first thing Biyuan will think of is Jiangbei causing trouble, and they won't suspect us.

However, Chu Yu said that such suspicion and speculation would not last long. Biyuan would discover the existence of the school sooner or later. But according to Chu Yu's plan, once we take the initiative, the current passive situation will be completely changed.

I am standing on the rooftop of my dormitory building, staring at the dark night sky to the north.

I can't sleep because I think about what might happen next.

The pressure of life seems to have suddenly become very high. Before I knew that there were Jiangbei and Biyuan in Jiajiang, life was relatively easy.

But after the emergence of giants like Jiangbei and Biyuan, everything changed.

I thought I could make a fortune by speculating in this Jiangbei community, but I didn't expect Biyuan to make such a strong appearance.

Currently, there are only four publicly known powerful entities in Jiajiang City.

Jiangbei and Biyuan, the school and the southeast community.

Biyuan's ambition is well known; it wants to control the entire Jiajiang area, or rather, it wants all of Jiajiang's resources. Once Biyuan completes its resource integration, all of our other teams in Jiajiang will likely face annihilation.

Even if Biyuan doesn't indiscriminately kill innocent people and let us live, our lives will probably become extremely difficult.

I gaze northward.

Apart from complete darkness, nothing else could be seen.

Biyuan and Jiangbei, two behemoths, occupy the northern part of Jiajiang, standing in opposition to each other.

To them, our small teams were nothing more than clowns, or rather, they basically never took us seriously.

I think back to the old days and suddenly realize that I was quite happy back then.

I sighed, put my hands in my pockets, and muttered, "It seems that only by taking power myself can Jiajiang become stable. If that's the case, then I don't need to give up anything. Since everyone wants to take over Jiajiang, then I'll get involved too. Su Mu, Li Shujiang, I'm still not comfortable entrusting my life to you, so I'll take control of my own destiny."

Knock knock knock—

Footsteps suddenly came from behind.

Du Xu's voice came from behind: "Aren't you cold standing here in the wind?"

I turned my head and said, "Didn't you see I'm wearing a coat?"

Du Xu shone his flashlight on me and was stunned when he saw my coat. "Damn, how come I didn't think of that?"

I smiled slightly and asked, "How did you get up here?"

Du Xu said, "I'm bored down there and can't sleep, so I wanted to chat with you. By the way, what about that guy whose finger was bitten off by a zombie? Is he alright today?"

I said, "They'll probably turn into zombies, but it's okay, there are still two left, that's enough."

Du Xu asked, "How do you plan to interrogate them? Why don't you leave it to me? I'm quite confident in my interrogation skills."

I looked at him curiously, "Do you have any good ideas?"

Du Xu shook his head. "There's no good way, but in TV shows and movies, they just keep beating people up. When it hurts, they'll definitely be willing to talk."

I smiled slightly, "Alright then, you can play the bad guy. I don't think they'll be that tough."

Du Xu chuckled, "Definitely. Shall we begin the interrogation tomorrow?"

"Okay, starting tomorrow."

Having decided on tomorrow's plans, Du Xu continued, "Let's leave that aside for now, but there's a question I've been wanting to ask you."

"you say."

Du Xu looked at me with a puzzled expression and asked, "What are you planning to do after the Biyuan matter is over? Um... I mean, if we win, what are you planning to do next?"

I didn't answer immediately. Instead, I turned to look at him and asked, "What do you mean by that?"

Du Xu said, "I just want to ask, if Biyuan is really destroyed, what will happen to Jiangbei? I just went over everything you told me before. Right now, only Biyuan and Jiangbei in the entire Jiajiang region have armed forces. If Biyuan is destroyed, wouldn't Jiangbei be the only one in power?"

"Furthermore, I sense that you seem to dislike Jiangbei quite a bit. Although you two cooperate on the surface, this cooperation is only superficial. You don't discuss deeper matters. For example, the leader of Jiangbei simply doesn't tell you how many weapons Jiangbei has."

"So I'd like to know, after the Biyuan matter is resolved, how should we get along with Jiangbei? Is it possible for both sides to achieve peaceful coexistence?"

Du Xu's question horrified me.

Actually, I've thought about this.

Su Mu was still a little worried about me. After all, I didn't join Jiangbei as he wanted. We both knew that I didn't want to be his subordinate, and he probably wouldn't allow me to become too powerful.

How we will get along in the future is a real question.

If Zhang Zhihao hadn't died, there might have been some room for maneuver between us, and perhaps some kind of balance could have been reached.

However, Zhang Zhihao is dead, and the bond between us is gone. So-called cooperation may be useful now, but it may be useless after things like Biyuan are over.

This is troublesome.

Du Xu seemed to notice my serious expression and said, "If that doesn't work, then we'll have to be careful. It's best to start being on guard now, so that we don't end up with no room to fight back."

"Do you have a way to resolve this?"

Du Xu shook his head. "I don't have any way to solve this kind of thing. I'm not very ambitious. I just want to find a place to live a peaceful life where no one bothers me. That's enough."

"As for how to resolve this matter, we have that little girl, right? She's quick-witted, so we're not afraid of not being able to handle it."

I smiled slightly and said, "That's true. With Chu Yu around, we won't lack solutions."

I said, "But there's no need to rush now. We haven't resolved our issues with Biyuan yet. What if we fail in the future? Then Biyuan will control the entire Jiajiang, and it will be useless for us to think about it now. Let's mention this to Chu Yu tomorrow; she'll definitely take it to heart."

"Well, that's the only way for now."

(End of this chapter)