With Zhou Zheng's efforts and Liu Xingxing's help, Zhou Zheng and Liu Xingxing secured their positions as official residents and gradually rose through the ranks.

But that's not enough; he needs to continue getting stronger.

During this process, he discovered the strangeness of the Plum Blossom City.

He first suspected that Plum Blossom City was manufacturing drugs for a specific purpose, and then sent people to closely monitor Plum Blossom City's every move. At the same time, he also had Liu Xingxing record the frequency and timing of each batch of new residents sent to the island by the WD Investigation Bureau.

After comparing the information one by one, he was shocked to discover that although the WD Investigation Bureau's personnel and resource delivery was irregular, Plum Blossom City was always able to react in advance, secretly send people to carry out operations, and obtain the most abundant supplies.

Its reaction accuracy rate reaches over 95%.

He suspected that there was some special connection between Plum City and the WD Investigation Bureau.

If that's the case, then making decisions based on the actions of Plum Blossom City would allow him to achieve his goal as quickly as possible.

Abbreviation: Copying answers.

Sure enough, Zhou Zheng discovered that Wu Lide had found Cao He and reached some kind of cooperation agreement, after which Plum Blossom City was sealed off. So, he also took the initiative to find Cao He and signed a guarantee agreement with him that had no practical use, but would give him an edge over others later.

Immediately afterwards, the "little devil" disappeared, and people's hearts began to stir.

After the previous two years when "9 of Hearts" and "10 of Hearts" were tied, the two teams were evenly matched.

Zhou Zheng knew that this balance had reached its peak and was about to collapse completely, lacking only a trigger.

Sure enough, he discovered that the long-silent Plum Blossom City had secretly dispatched a small team heading towards the island's landing pier.

Taking advantage of his location in the Block City and his proximity to the landing point, Zhou Zheng deployed defenses at the landing point in advance, getting ahead of Wu Lide and intercepting the new residents who were about to land.

When he saw the guns on the new residents, he knew his guess was right.

He used the weapons brought to the island by the new residents to formally cooperate with Caohe, while eliminating dissidents. During the two years of "disaster", he successfully ascended to the position of "Ace of Diamonds".

——

What Zhou Zheng wants is freedom.

But unlike Chuanliu, Zhou Zheng wanted complete freedom.

That is, even on Paradise Island, one can come and go as one pleases.

Alternatively, he could directly replace WD, then open up Paradise Island and let the people on the island work for him.

On the rooftop of Plum Blossom City.

As night deepened, the wind picked up, but the rain lessened considerably.

Chuanliu and Zhou Zheng took off the hoods of their raincoats one after the other, which opened up their view a little. They stood together and waited quietly for the drone to arrive.

The wind kept blowing past them, making their raincoats flutter.

They can leave Paradise Island once the WD Investigation Bureau's drones arrive.

After a while, an unclear "tap tap tap tap" sound came from a distance.

The sound of the wind conveniently masked the noise, and apart from Chuanliu and Zhou Zheng, who were closest to the darkness, no one could notice the unusual situation.

In the boundless sky, a drone that almost blended into the darkness flew towards the two of them.

The unmanned helicopter was programmed in advance by the WD Investigation Bureau, flew along a predetermined trajectory, and then landed steadily in the center of the "Golden Diamond" rooftop.

The two exchanged a glance and walked forward together, only to witness a scene that made them gasp in shock.

—This unmanned helicopter has only one spot.

"A jinx..."

Chuanliu muttered something, observing the actions of the man beside him.

After seeing this situation, the latter also began to observe her.

The two stood at the drone's open hatch, locked in a stalemate.

Zhou Zheng then suggested, "One seat doesn't mean two people can't sit there. How about... we squeeze in?"

This is the only way.

The two climbed up together and squeezed together in an extremely awkward position.

However, to their utter disappointment, the drone emitted a warning sound after its detection.

"Beep beep—Two life forms detected. They do not meet the system's set standards. The helicopter cannot take off. Please handle the fault as soon as possible."

Immediately afterwards, white numbers appeared on the seat screen.

【10:00】

Before the two of them could even blink, the number had changed to [9:59].

This is a countdown.

They only have 10 minutes.

The two instantly went from allies to rivals.

Chuanliu remained motionless in his position and spoke first: "Zhou Zheng, to be honest, if I hadn't covered for you, would you be living such an easy life?"

Zhou Zheng showed no intention of leaving, retorting, "If it weren't for you, I wouldn't need to think about these things."

Chuanliu continued, "I have to leave today. At worst, I'll call for help for you once I get out."

Zhou Zheng, however, was not buying it. "Give me the chance, and I'll personally bring people to pick you up later."

The two stared at each other, neither willing to give in.

Suddenly, Chuanliu moved. Taking advantage of her position, she delivered an elbow strike straight at the man's chest.

The latter instinctively dodged, turning his body to the side of the opening hatch.

Taking advantage of the momentum, Chuanliu kicked out, trying to knock the man off the drone.

However, she underestimated Zhou Zheng's reaction speed.

Although Zhou Zheng's body fell towards the cabin door, he grabbed Chuan Liu's large raincoat and pulled the girl down with him.

The two stood on the rooftop outside the hatch, warily watching each other, once again trapped in a predicament where neither could get up.

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