What the little girl said must be true. It seems that Zhou Qingya and the little girl are not doing well here. No wonder Zhou Qingya rushed up to me and cried when she saw me. So that's why.

The people in this summer resort are completely taking advantage of the two of them.

On the surface, Zhou Qingya is the leader of the villa community, but everyone here entrusts things to her and doesn't really consider her interests at all.

And then there's the little girl, who, because she's not afraid of zombies, has to go out and clear them out every day. It's a bit too much to make a little girl do something that should be done by adults.

And most importantly, after the little girl was injured, the first thing this group of people thought of was giving up, instead of trying to rescue her.

Why stay in such a heartless and ungrateful place?

As the little girl talked, she grew tired again, lay back on the bed, and fell asleep once more.

Looking at the little girl sleeping soundly, I made up my mind.

After this matter is over, no matter what happens to the villa community, I will take Zhou Qingya and the little girl away from here to avoid causing any more trouble.

As for what this villa community will look like in the future, I don't care, and what does it have to do with me?

I glanced at my watch; it was almost midnight. In a little while, it would be time to get to work.

I came out of the little girl's room and saw Zhou Qingya and Sister Jing waiting outside. Li Jiaming was standing at the window, silently smoking and monitoring the situation outside.

"How is the little girl?" Sister Jing asked.

I said, "She's still asleep, probably sleeping until tomorrow morning."

Sister Jing didn't ask any further questions.

Zhou Qingya asked, "Are we really going to do this next?"

I said, "I just want to end this quickly and then get you out of Ninghai."

Zhou Qingya asked, "Why are you in such a hurry to leave Ninghai? Can't you stay a few more days?"

Sister Jing explained, "Fei Lichao is still waiting for us at home. We made an agreement before we left that if we didn't return in three days, they would come to Ninghai to find us."

Zhou Qingya suddenly realized, "Alright then, but if all goes well, this matter should be resolved by tomorrow."

I said, "You said it yourself, if everything goes smoothly, it will be over, but if it doesn't, it will probably be very troublesome."

Zhou Qingya said, "Now that you've said that, I'm not so sure anymore."

I laughed and said, "Don't be nervous. Don't forget that you are still the leader here. I believe that with your abilities, you can definitely reach an agreement with Sun Wenbo. Sun Wenbo was willing to return the little girl to us first, which shows that he still has a bottom line. So as long as you don't go too far in your negotiations, I think there shouldn't be any major problems."

Zhou Qingya said, "I'm afraid Sun Wenbo will go back on his word tomorrow."

I said, "The key is to make the conditions satisfactory to him. As long as he is satisfied, then this matter has a chance to proceed according to our plan."

Zhou Qingya nodded and said, "Yes, I understand."

I said, "However, there's one thing I need to remind you: regardless of whether you stay in Ninghai or not, one of the two—the villa community and Sun Wenbo—will definitely have to disappear. I don't mean that everyone on one side will be killed, but rather that they will surrender and merge. This is the trend, and there's no way to stop it."

“When I was still in Jiajiang, there was a Jiangbei community and a Biyuan community. In the end, the struggle between Biyuan and Jiangbei ended with Biyuan’s defeat. Although Biyuan did not join Jiangbei, the two sides had already exchanged resources, which can be considered a merger.”

Zhou Qingya said, "I've thought about all of what you've said, but not too much. I believe that besides the villa community and Sun Wenbo and his group, there must be other survivors in Ninghai. Although Ninghai is very large, the amount of resources is fixed. We may not be paying much attention to it now, but in the future, we will definitely fight for resources."

I was stunned. This is what you call not thinking too much? They've already thought about resource competition.

After we discussed things to keep in mind during tomorrow's negotiations, it was already 12:30.

Almost everyone in the villa community was asleep, except for a few people on night watch. But it didn't matter; they were all focused on the outside and wouldn't pay attention to what was happening inside.

"It's about time. We should go and bring Li Kai over here," I said, glancing at my watch.

Zhou Qingya frowned, thought for a moment, and then asked, "Are we really going to kidnap him?"

I asked, puzzled, "Is there a problem?"

Zhou Qingya said, "I've thought about your plan carefully. After kidnapping Li Kai, we might be able to hand him over to Sun Wenbo and get him to make a deal with us. But if we really do that, what will the people in the villa community think of me? Will they see me as a traitor? Even if we make a deal with Sun Wenbo, what if the people in the villa community won't listen to my explanation?"

I was stunned. It really could turn out like that.

Li Jiaming had previously said that Li Kai wielded considerable influence within the villa community. If he were to disappear or get into trouble, it would likely cause serious problems. In that case, not only would Sun Wenbo be affected, but the entire villa community would naturally disintegrate once this happened.

Although I was happy to see this scene, Zhou Qingya was clearly unwilling.

Zhou Qingya continued, "Actually, we didn't need to kidnap anyone at all."

I asked in confusion, "No kidnapping?"

Zhou Qingya nodded and said, "Yes, kidnapping would be too troublesome. But if I tell them that I'm going to negotiate with Sun Wenbo tomorrow morning, they will definitely be willing to come with us. Then we can discuss Li Kai's issue with Sun Wenbo and reach an agreement. Li Kai won't be able to escape then, right?"

I said, "Your method is indeed good, but there's a problem: how do you convince them to negotiate with you? You didn't tell them about negotiating with Sun Wenbo today, but said you'd do it tomorrow. Do you think they'll believe you?"

Zhou Qingya overlooked this point and hesitated for a moment before saying, "Should I go and tell them now?"

I said, "It's possible, but the key question is whether they will believe you?"

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Recorder Diary 31:

"Today is the 3rd, and the situation outside is probably still ongoing. Everyone has been feeling uneasy these past few days, and quite a few people want to go out and see what's going on. I guess they want to go home, and Lin Zijie and Shou Tianfeng also want to leave. I haven't said anything about it, but the supervisor has been trying to stop them from going out. I know very well what the situation is outside. If they really go out like this, we won't even know how we die."

(End of this chapter)