Chapter 690 Sending Troops to Suppress

On the morning of the third day, a message came from people in Jiangbei, saying that the committee had begun to send people to suppress those spreading rumors, and had even directly sealed off the entire Jiangbei, preventing anyone from entering or leaving. Now, the whole of Jiangbei was in a state of panic, and most people did not want to stay in Jiangbei any longer.

Upon hearing this news, Pu Weichao said, "Since those idiots on the committee are doing this, it's much more convenient for us. Let's go, gather our men, and send troops directly."

"Um." Hearing Pu Weichao's words, I looked at the plan we had discussed the night before and said, "Are we really going to send troops directly? Is that a good idea?"

Pu Weichao said, "Only in this way can we bring pressure to Jiangbei and hope to the people there. If you go there alone, do you think anyone in Jiangbei will believe that you have the ability to lead them to survive?"

That makes sense, but I'm afraid that Jiang Bei will start killing people after seeing so many people.

Even a rabbit will bite when cornered, let alone Jiangbei, which is now beset by internal and external troubles.

Pu Weichao said, "I know what you're worried about. If those people on the committee really do something stupid and start killing people, it proves that they are even less trustworthy. What will the people in Jiangbei think then? They will only want to leave Jiangbei even more."

I said, "There's just one thing I don't understand."

"What?"

I said, "If Xu Le intends to undermine the unity of the Delta region, then I think he should already know about the situation in Jiangbei. If it were him, he would definitely come to resolve this matter. But so far there has been no news from Jiangbei. Do you think he might be lying in ambush somewhere?"

Pu Weichao shook his head and said, "It shouldn't be. Judging from your description, Xu Le is very capable and narcissistic. If he were here, he would never allow Jiangbei to be in this situation. But Jiangbei is still in this situation. There is only one possibility."

What are the possibilities?

"He's not in Jiangbei, either because something's wrong or he hasn't shown up there."

I frowned, somewhat incredulous. The situation in Jiangbei was already dire. The committee clearly lacked experience in governing communities, so their actions would only lead to further collapse of Jiangbei.

Xu Le's absence may indicate some underlying issues.

However, given the current situation, his absence is actually a good thing for us, as at least no one in Jiangbei can oppose us.

I said, "Alright then, let's send troops directly."

The plan was discussed and finalized the day before yesterday. The central town resort and Yaojia community have basically sent people, all equipped with firearms and weapons, and they are just waiting for today.

Since trade with Jiangbei was cut off, everyone's living standards have actually declined. The living standards that had been rising with great effort have been reduced because of Jiangbei, which is unacceptable. Nobody wants to see this happen again, so everyone is now as excited as if they've been injected with chicken blood.

The team had assembled, and with a command from Pu Weichao, they set off.

I was sitting in the car, Hu Fei was driving, and Su Mu was sitting next to me.

Su Mu said, "Jiangbei is counting on you this time. If Jiangbei is gone, I really don't know what I'll do."

I said, "There will be people in Jiangbei. You know better than I what kind of people those committee members are. Do you think they have the ability to resist?"

Su Mu said, "I don't know. When I promoted them, I just wanted them to help me with management. After all, Jiangbei is a big place now, and I can't manage it all by myself. But I never expected that they would betray me for such a small amount of profit."

I said, "Everyone wants to live a good life, that's normal. Your existence makes them too jealous, so they took action against you out of self-interest, which is inevitable."

Jiangbei is a bit far from the resort, and the road in is not very good, so everyone is not moving very fast.

Hu Fei asked, "When we go later, should I take you there first?"

I said, "Okay, take us to the Jiangbei gate first, and I'll talk to them first to see if we can reach an agreement. If not, we'll just take action to suppress them."

The traitor in Jiangbei has already reported the situation there. Now, the vast majority of people are unwilling to stay in Jiangbei. As for the remaining small group, they are still supporting the committee. It's unclear what they are thinking.

I guess they think the committee still has power, so they can side with it. But once we take Jiangbei, they'll probably switch sides like weeds.

I really look down on people like that.

After chatting for a while, we entered Jiajiang.

Du Xu, who was in elementary school, naturally knew about this, so he took some people to follow us and head to Jiangbei together.

The roads in Jiajiang were just as difficult to travel. It took so many people more than forty minutes to reach the vicinity of Jiangbei.

They didn't approach, but stopped nearby.

I had Hu Fei drive me to the current main gate of Jiangbei. Looking at the wall in the distance, I asked curiously, "Su Mu, how did you build the wall in Jiangbei? It must have been very difficult."

Su Mu said, "There's an architect in Jiangbei who designed this. I wonder how he's doing now."

I said, "He must still be alive."

"I hope so. Knowing his personality, he'll probably rebel."

Hu Fei then drove to the entrance and stopped. There were many people guarding the entrance in Jiangbei. When they saw us appear, they all pointed their guns at us, but fortunately they did not fire.

Hu Fei said, "I feel like it's a bit dangerous."

I ignored Hu Fei's words, picked up the megaphone, and said to the people in front, "Listen up, everyone in front! I'm Lu Xiaonan from the resort. My purpose here is simple: to liberate Jiangbei. I know you're under the control of the committee and forced to work for them, but I can tell you..."

Before I could finish speaking, a person suddenly stepped out from the crowd ahead. This person looked very familiar; it was the guard who had led us to the broadcasting station earlier.

Upon seeing him, I immediately fell silent.

He looked at us, chuckled, and put down his gun, saying, "You're back?"

I got out of the car and went up to him. "It's you! What are you doing here?"

He said, "It's a long story, but what are you planning to do here this time?"

I said, "Liberate Jiangbei."

"Huh? Just these few people?"

(End of this chapter)