Jiang Wan watched for a while and felt that Yu Fen's emotions were a bit off, so she asked Jiang Xiaoxin, "You said he's resentful, do you know why?"
Jiang Xiaoxin paused for a moment, obviously going to ask the mutated roses, before answering after a long while: "He seems to want to leave here."
"Leave?" Jiang Wan asked thoughtfully. "Does he not want to stay here?"
Jiang Xiaoxin nodded: "That should be true."
Jiang Wan watched them argue for a while, but still wasn't at ease, so she told the twins, "You two stay here and focus on digging for crystals. Don't wander off. Mommy has something to do, okay?"
Jiang Xiaoshu nodded, while Jiang Xiaoxin asked innocently, "Mom, are you going to break up the fight?"
Before Jiang Wan could speak, she said, "Don't worry, Uncle Yu Fen can't beat that weirdo."
So this girl thought she was worried about Cheng Zhen?
Jiang Wan found it a bit strange; why would this girl have such thoughts?
Why would she worry about Cheng Zhen? She just felt that in the oxygen-deficient apocalypse, humanity was becoming increasingly isolated and vulnerable, so it was even more important to unite and not split internally.
That's why she wanted to try and persuade them, but she felt it was unnecessary to explain these things to a little girl, so she repeatedly warned them not to wander off and then walked towards Cheng Zhen and Yu Fen.
They claimed they were arguing, but actually, it was only Yu Fen who was getting worked up.
He was very puzzled: "What kind of people are those guys in Zhusha City? Don't you know?"
Why should we stay here? Look, it's only been a few days, and they're already trying every possible way to suppress us!
Today we can't even leave the city gates, and we might not even be allowed to enter the city later. Why should we stay here and be subject to their control?!
"Besides, it's obvious to everyone that they have ulterior motives; they're after us. Why should we stay here and wait to be slaughtered?"
He complained and roared, his whole being in an extreme mental state.
Instead, Cheng Zhen remained expressionless, quietly watching him.
The two of them had always had a good relationship. It could be said that over the years, Yu Fen had never lost his composure or talked back to him like this.
For a moment, Cheng Zhen was stunned. Looking at his good friend's hysterical state, he suddenly realized something: "Do you want to leave?"
"Let's go! Of course we have to go! Vermilion City isn't safe for us! People are unpredictable! In this oxygen-deprived apocalypse, those who are alive and cunning are more dangerous than these mutated plants and zombies outside!"
Yu Fen's emotions were quite agitated and extreme. He really couldn't understand why his boss chose to stay here and not leave.
They have lost Xiangcheng and are homeless. They need to choose a city to settle down in, but this place must not be Zhusha City!
Zhusha City and Xiang City have been mortal enemies for centuries!
He simply did not believe that the people of Vermilion City would sincerely accept them!
Rather than risk being killed by them for no reason one day, they might as well continue north and try to find a way to survive.
Cheng Zhen looked at him intently, and only after he finished complaining did she say calmly, "You want to go to Longcheng, don't you?"
It's not a question, it's an affirmative sentence.
Yu Fen was stunned for a moment and didn't answer. His silence was tantamount to an admission. After a while, he said, "That's right, I want to go to Longcheng."
Cheng Zhen didn't speak, and Jiang Wan, who had already walked over, also stood to the side, remaining silent.
She just wanted to survive in the oxygen-deprived apocalypse, and would stay wherever was safer.
Yu Fen continued, "I want to go to Longcheng and ask them why they didn't inform all of the man's unusual movements so we could evacuate! Why did they cut off the communication between cities, leaving each of us isolated and helpless!"
"If we had known earlier, so many of us wouldn't have died in this earthquake!"
Cheng Zhen and Jiang Wan were both deeply moved by what they heard, and they understood that his insistence on going to Longcheng was actually to find an explanation and closure for Lao Chen's death.
Cheng Zhen was silent for a while: "You're not the only one who wants to seek justice for Old Chen, but there are too many innocent and unarmed people right now. It's difficult for us to bring them all to the north unharmed. They are different from us. They need to set up camp and live as peacefully as possible."
Yu Fen was taken aback, seemingly understanding his boss's plan.
Feeling ashamed of his impulsiveness, he was speechless, his face flushed red, and he stood quietly to the side.
Jiang Wan then asked, "Are you planning to continue towards Dragon City after the city walls are repaired? Aren't you afraid that unarmed people will be persecuted by Vermilion City after you leave?"
They had all witnessed it firsthand: the people of Vermilion City used a mutated zombie virus to control innocent civilians, turning them into assassins to fight against real zombies.
Cheng Zhen shook his head: "Of course I don't believe them."
"and you……"
Jiang Wan was halfway through her sentence when she suddenly understood: "Are you planning to leave the main force here and then travel light to Longcheng? How many people are you planning to take?"
Upon learning of his plan, Jiang Wan suddenly felt displeased. She opposed it from the bottom of her heart, but she didn't know the specific reasons for her opposition.
Yu Fen understood Cheng Zhen's true intentions and felt both ashamed and guilty. He scratched the back of his head and apologized to Cheng Zhen, "Boss, I acted impulsively just now."
Cheng Zhen didn't blame him: "Let's proceed step by step, there's no need to rush."
He could understand a son's desire to avenge his biological father.
Yu Fen left, and Cheng Zhen turned around to face Jiang Wan and asked, "How did you know?"
He had seen the look on her face as she hurried over; it was one of tension and worry.
Jiang Wan didn't hide anything from him and said directly, "It was Xin Xin, her few Rose friends, who told her."
Cheng Zhen raised an eyebrow, neither agreeing nor disagreeing: "We'll talk about going to Dragon City later. Let's finish building the city wall first. We can take this opportunity to let everyone rest and recuperate, and also find out the purpose and attitude of Vermilion City."
Moreover, he had a feeling that Longcheng would not ignore them or leave them to their own devices.
Jiang Wan didn't say anything and went to the twins to continue digging for crystals.
When they returned to the city that evening, they were surprisingly not stopped outside the city gates.
She was quite surprised and said to Cheng Zhen, "What's going on? We were restricted from passing through this morning, how come we're allowed to pass now?"
They disobeyed the city lord's orders and insisted on going out of the city to build the city wall, originally thinking that they would be somewhat hindered when they returned to the city.
Cheng Zhen sneered: "We'll deal with whatever comes our way. I'm not afraid of them. Just wait and see."
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