Chapter 97 Offside.

Ji Lan said, "Either Lin Yi has changed, or there is another person out there who has the same spatial ability as Lin Yi, but is not as stingy as him."

"Then wouldn't it be the same if we kill the Zombie King first and then go to District 9?"

Ji Lan took a deep breath and tried to calm herself down as she reasoned with him, "Jing Hongyu, have you ever thought about this? If you take all the psychics to District 32 to fight the zombies, what will happen to the remaining 30,000 ordinary people? We can't go anywhere, and we all have to stay where we are and wait to die. The people in District 12 have already said on the radio that they, from top to bottom, more than 20,000 people, including ordinary people and psychics, all went to District 9 after surrendering and are alive and well. This proves that this choice can save more people."

When it comes to ordinary people in the base, Jing Hongyu begins to feel insecure and paces back and forth in the office.

"But Senior Sister, you've also heard District Nine's servile attitude towards the Zombie King. They give him crystal cores when he asks for them, and they build underground bases when he asks them to live underground. If one day the Zombie King says, 'I want to eat humans, hand over a few people,' wouldn't they also choose young boys and girls to offer as sacrifices? We can't hand over the right to speak to zombies just for the sake of temporary gain. What's the difference between that and ceding territory and paying compensation?"

Ji Lan realized that the man was truly adept at avoiding the important issues. She said helplessly, "Do you remember what Qin Xiaoshuang said at the beginning? She said that perhaps after the zombies regained their sanity, they didn't intend to eat humans anymore, but were trying to establish a new order with us."

Jing Hongyu frowned deeply: "Senior sister, why do you take everything District Nine says seriously?"

"Why don't you take anything they say seriously? Is it because the word 'surrender' contradicts your naive heroism? How can ceding territory and paying compensation not be a way to recuperate?"

Ji Lan's headache was intensified by the argument. She drooped her eyelashes wearily and continued, "And I think what Qin Xiaoshuang said makes sense. High-level zombies aren't necessarily enemies. Aunt Zhang from the logistics department had her daughter become a high-level zombie and came looking for her. You insisted on killing her daughter in front of her mother, driving Aunt Zhang so angry that she banged her head against the wall. But what did the zombie say? She said she wasn't looking for anyone to bite, she just wanted to make sure her mother was safe. You were there and heard it all clearly."

Jing Hongyu remembered this incident. After the female zombie appeared, many people insisted on killing her, saying that she had bitten many people to death. They must not let her go before she could advance into a more powerful zombie and take revenge on humans.

But the zombie girl's mother, Aunt Zhang, knelt before each of the psychics, begging them not to do anything. She then climbed onto the electric fence to drive the zombie girl away: "Go away! Don't ever come here again!"

At that time, Jing Hongyu also had a different opinion from Ji Lan. He felt that high-level zombies would become a hidden danger. No matter what the zombies said, it could not erase the fact that she had bitten someone to death.

Ji Lan's idea was that zombies couldn't control themselves when biting people before, but after the advancement, they regained their sanity and were able to control themselves, and they made a promise, so even if they didn't accept it, they didn't necessarily have to kill them.

In the end, they obeyed the rule of minority obeying the majority, gathered combat-type psychics, and launched a siege on the high-level female zombie. I don’t know if someone let her go or the opponent was too strong, but in the end the high-level female zombie was injured and escaped.

After that, Aunt Zhang would often wander around the power grid in a trance, looking into the distance, as if she was looking into the distance at her daughter who could not return home.

However, because she showed a soft side towards the high-level zombies, Ji Lan was called a saint, a soft-hearted woman, and short-sighted by many people in the base. She began to refuse to obey the orders of the deputy commander, both openly and covertly.

Jing Hongyu saw all of this. He knew that if Ji Lan made the same decision that favored zombies again this time, it might cause more people to reject him.

So after thinking it over again and again, he steeled his resolve and said, "Ji Lan, after all, I am the commander-in-chief. Isn't it a bit overstepping your authority to repeatedly reject my decisions like this?"

Ji Lan suddenly raised her head and looked at him blankly.

Jing Hongyu had never seen Ji Lan, who was always smart and calm, show such a fragile expression. Her eyes were full of surprise, helplessness, anger, and disappointment. Her lips seemed to turn white all of a sudden, but the area around her eyes was slowly turning red.

He realized belatedly that he seemed to have said the wrong thing. Over the years, Ji Lan had been concerned about all the big and small matters in District 15. Although he was not the chief commander, he worked tirelessly to do the chief commander's work.

He could find other ways to convince her, but he could never use his position to pressure her.

Jing Hongyu apologized anxiously: "No, Senior Sister, I take back what I just said..."

Ji Lan's eyes suddenly darkened, as if she was extremely disappointed in him. She interrupted his apology in a cold tone: "Okay, then I'll listen to you. Lead the men to fight the zombies, Commander."

She stopped trying to convince him and left the office.

"Senior!"

Jing Hongyu shouted in vain at her back, but Ji Lan didn't even turn her head, walked quickly, and seemed to wipe her face hard when she walked out.

She seemed to be crying because she was angry with him.

Guilt overwhelmed Jing Hongyu, but words spoken were like spilled water, and could not be taken back even if he wanted to.

He felt bad for driving away his partner whom he worked with day and night, and walked out of the office in a daze.

They had originally decided to go to District 32 for support. Beiting's strength was unquestionable, and all the psychics believed that she would win.

However, Ji Lan is a very cautious person. She wants to protect ordinary people, so she asks Jing Hongyu not to take all the people with special abilities away. Because she didn't decide who would go and who would stay, she wasted time and set off later than others.

The car has already driven out and parked in front of the gate. You can get on and leave at any time after you make a list of names.

Jing Hongyu saw He Sheng, who was particularly conspicuous in the crowd. He was the captain of a wild team that he recruited when he went to District 9 for support last time.

He Sheng's teleportation ability has been trained to the point where he can move without a trace within a range of fifty meters. Both he and his team are very strong in combat, and everyone believes that he will definitely increase the chances of defeating the Zombie King.

...But is it really possible?

Jing Hongyu was not so sure again. He remembered that after the fall of District 9, the military's irregular forces had come out in full force to ambush the Zombie King, but were completely wiped out by the Zombie King?

Those people are all professionally trained psychics. Compared with them, the psychics in the survivor base are like a group of scattered soldiers.

Jing Hongyu walked downstairs, feeling very depressed and in urgent need of an outlet, so he found He Sheng and put his arm around his shoulder: "Brother He, do you have time to talk to me?"

Whether men or women, everyone has a desire to admire the strong. Jing Hongyu also admires this powerful and steady psychic and wants to discuss things with him whenever he has something to do.

He Sheng had no objection and nodded: "Yes, where should we go to talk?"

Jing Hongyu felt that his head was a mess after arguing with Ji Lan, and he dared to say things that he shouldn't have said. Maybe he could sober up a little after getting some fresh air.

So instead of going back to the office, he pointed to the lookout tower next to the power grid and said, "There's no one there. Let's go there."

The two big men climbed up and leaned against the railing. He Sheng took out a cigarette that he had failed to quit smoking and handed it to Jing Hongyu.

Jing Hongyu said, "I'm not smoking anymore. I'm not in the mood. Brother He, do you think it's feasible for us to gather all our superpowers and go to District 32 to fight the Zombie King?"