Chapter 557 Coercion

Two days later, Zhou Liang still hadn't returned. He guessed that Wu Zhaolong's group was difficult to deal with; otherwise, given his abilities, he would have returned long ago.

Actually, I'd rather he died over there, then he wouldn't be a threat to me at all. But if he were dead, killing Ye Cheng wouldn't be so easy for me.

So I'm actually quite conflicted right now; I want him to die, but I also want him to live.

It's so annoying!

But there's nothing we can do about it; Zhou Liang is just that powerful.

December has passed by in the blink of an eye. I stood at the door of the infirmary, wearing a thick coat, staring at the slightly gloomy sky, and muttered to myself, "Is it going to rain today?"

Actually, I'm quite looking forward to snow, but the weather isn't right for snow yet. It probably won't snow until at least January.

Around 3 p.m., the infirmary was empty except for me.

I sat in the chair reading a book, feeling utterly bored.

After Wu Zhaolong's matter was resolved, Zhou Liang took over. These events did not have a significant impact on the people of Central Town. They continued to do their jobs and live their lives every day, and no one cared who had died.

As long as the central town still exists, they will probably continue like this: just trying to survive, regardless of who is in charge of us.

Around 3:30, there was a knock on the door of the infirmary.

"Come in," I called out, thinking we were about to start working.

But when I saw who came in, I was stunned.

"Xu Sanshui!" I exclaimed in surprise.

When Xu Sanshui saw me, he smiled and said, "Don't be too surprised, have a seat."

I sat down, stunned, and asked, "You came here? To see me for a medical consultation?"

Xu Sanshui shook his head and said, "I'm not sick. I asked you to come over so we could have a chat."

I looked at Xu Sanshui with a puzzled expression, nodded, and waited for him to speak.

Xu Sanshui said, "I heard you and Zhou Liang are good friends?"

My heart skipped a beat. What did Xu Sanshui mean by asking that? Was he trying to test me? Or had he already figured something out?

I said, "I guess so."

After giving an ambiguous answer, Xu Sanshui looked troubled and said after a long while, "So, your relationship with this Zhou Liang is actually quite ordinary?"

I gave a wry smile, neither denying nor affirming.

Xu Sanshui laughed and said, "It seems to be true. If you and Zhou Liang are really good friends, he would definitely take you with him when he goes to subdue Wu Zhaolong's men. After all, he has now taken power, and he can't do without someone he can trust. But he didn't take you with him and instead left you sitting on a bench in this infirmary. That's a bit too much."

I chuckled and asked, "Boss Xu, what exactly do you want to say to me?"

Xu Sanshui said, "I'd like to cooperate with you. What do you think?"

"Cooperation? What do you mean?" I looked at Xu Sanshui with confusion. I was just a doctor in the central town. Although I had some status, I was nowhere near as good as Zhou Liang. What did Xu Sanshui mean by coming to me for cooperation?

Xu Sanshui said, "That's the idea. Although you and Zhou Liang aren't exactly best friends, I'm sure you can get some information out of him. So I'd like to cooperate with you and have you become my spy, what do you say?"

I narrowed my eyes. "But why should I help you? If I really do that, the risks I'll take are huge. If I'm exposed, you can just abandon me, and I'll be doomed."

Xu Sanshui smiled, "Young man, your mentor sees things quite clearly. Since I've put you on as my spy, I'll naturally give you benefits."

I considered it for a moment and was a little confused as to why Xu Sanshui wanted to cooperate with me.

Could it be that he felt threatened?

Xu Sanshui glanced at me briefly and then said, "I had no choice but to come to you. You must have seen Wu Zhaolong being killed before, right?"

"Um."

Xu Sanshui said, "That's fine then. Wu Zhaolong's murder was entirely the result of Zhou Liang and Ye Qian's planning. Their goal was to gain control of Wu Zhaolong's forces and make Zhou Liang one of the three leaders. In this way, most of the power in the entire central town would fall into their hands."

“If I didn’t usually pretend to be a nice guy in front of them, I think they would have targeted me first.”

I said, "So you're afraid that after Zhou Liang subdues Wu Zhaolong's team, he'll team up with Ye Qian to kill you?"

Xu Sanshui nodded: "Yes, that's exactly what I'm worried about, which is why I came to you for cooperation."

I laughed and said, "Aren't you afraid I'll turn around and tell Zhou Liang and Ye Qian about this?"

Xu Sanshui shook his head firmly and said, "You won't."

"Why?"

Xu Sanshui said, "Because your people are in my hands."

Upon hearing this, my expression changed.

Xu Sanshui smiled and stared at me, saying, "So you have no choice but to agree to my conditions. If you don't, your people at the resort will have a very difficult time. I think you wouldn't want that to happen."

I sneered, "Are you trying to force me?"

Xu Sanshui shook his head. "No, I'm just giving you a choice. Promise me you'll cooperate with me. If I win, you and I will become the only two giants in Central Town. I'll manage the resort, and you'll manage Central Town. We won't interfere with each other, how about that?"

I said, "Don't think I don't know this is just empty promises. If you really win, how could you possibly hand over Central Town to me so easily? You'll just try to wipe me out, won't you?"

Xu Sanshui said, "I have to say you do have some brains. Although I have this idea, I know that if I really do it, you definitely won't help me. How about this, if you agree, I will release one of you every week until I release all of you."

I said, "No, I want you to release everyone, or we'll talk face-to-face."

"Tsk tsk tsk, young man, don't be too greedy. You'll die easily if you keep this up, you know?"

I said, "Whether I agree or not, I'm going to die anyway. What difference does it make if I die sooner or later?"

Xu Sanshui said, "There's a big difference."

My face was cold.

Xu Sanshui squinted and said with a smile, "Kid, how about this? Since you don't trust me, how about we exchange hostages?"

"What hostage?"

Xu Sanshui said, "I'll hand my daughter over to you as a hostage, and then you can leave one of your men behind to be my hostage. That way we'll be even. What do you think?"

(End of this chapter)