Seeing Li Qing's departing figure, Jiang Wu's heart was filled with joy.
I originally thought I was just coming to check out the situation.
Unexpectedly, he ended up recruiting half of the survivors here as his subordinates.
Now we just need to see what Peng Gang thinks; Jiang Wu is willing to give him a chance.
If he doesn't know what's good for him, well...
Tang Min and the others died not long after being cut in half at the waist.
Jiang Wu ordered Tan Xiong to lead men to burn their bodies along with the bodies of the two poor girls.
He himself walked towards a square formation consisting of more than forty people.
"My name is Jiang Wu. Since you've decided to follow me, I want to emphasize one thing: I'm a person who clearly distinguishes between rewards and punishments..."
"In my team, I don't care what you did in the past, and I'm too lazy to investigate. I just need you to follow my orders from now on, understand?"
Jiang Wu dislikes beating around the bush and prefers to speak plainly and directly.
"Understood!" the forty-odd people shouted in unison.
"Since everyone understands, I'll now state a few rules. First: No betrayal..."
Tan Xiong, who was not far away, was watching the commotion and seemed to be deep in thought.
In this apocalypse, whoever is most capable will be the leader, and no one will disagree.
Everyone is struggling to survive, living hand to mouth. The idea of seizing territory and becoming a leader is simply foolish.
Unless one possesses exceptional strength.
Following someone far more capable than Tang Min will definitely allow everyone to live a better life.
Moreover, this Brother Jiang saved so many people, including Peng Gang, before. Judging from what he said, he must be a person with a conscience.
Following a leader like this seems like a pretty good idea.
We can no longer allow the three forces to be wary of each other as before.
That would only lead to meaningless internal friction.
It seems I need to find time to ask Peng Gang for his thoughts.
Tan Xiong made up his mind.
......
While cooking, Jiang Wu took Gan Wei back to the traffic police brigade's underground parking garage and brought everyone waiting there to the manor.
At 6 p.m., ten tables were set up in the open space in the middle of the manor.
Nearly 100 people in the entire manor sat obediently in their seats.
Some people looked around, while others whispered among themselves.
Many more people stared blankly at the three dishes on the table, their mouths watering.
For the past two weeks or so, our staple food has been a porridge made from a mixture of pig feed and chicken feed with a little bit of white rice.
There were basically no vegetables, but if you were lucky you might get some pickled vegetables.
Who would have thought that tonight we'd not only have plain white rice, but also so many dishes!
This new leader is too generous.
Before sitting down, Jiang Wu also glanced at the food on the other tables.
Each table had a small bowl of pickled radish stir-fried with cured meat, a bowl of stir-fried bean sprouts, and a bowl of egg drop soup.
There weren't many dishes, and the portions were small; the largest dish was probably the egg drop soup.
The basin was full, but it probably only contained three or four eggs.
I already told Peng Gang to arrange a good meal for everyone tonight, so there's no need to worry about food in the future.
Is this all you have?
It can only be said that their food shortage exceeded Jiang Wu's imagination.
Jiang Wu, Peng Gang, Tan Xiong, Li Qing, Chen Weimin, Gan Wei, and her cousin sat at the same table, which had two more dishes than the other tables.
A plate of fried peanuts, a pot of stewed old hen soup.
There were also two extra bottles of orange juice with pulp and coconut milk, plus a bottle of baijiu (Chinese liquor).
Peng Gang pointed at the old hen soup and said with a simple smile, "Brother Jiang, you should try this. This old hen is a treasure. It's hard to find now. Tang Min raised more than ten, but now there are only five left. I also added ginseng and goji berries."
Jiang Wu took a bite, and it tasted nothing like the mutated beast meat.
His palate has become quite discerning thanks to the mutated beast meat.
However, he still had to give them the respect they deserved, and Jiang Wu praised, "The taste is indeed quite good."
Peng Gang grinned from ear to ear and said, "I'm relieved that I was able to entertain you well this time, Brother Jiang."
After a pause, Peng Gang continued, "Brother Jiang, why don't you lead our team?"
Jiang Wu was taken aback, but asked calmly, "Aren't you doing a good job leading the team? Why did you think of having me do it?"
This Peng Gang doesn't play by the rules.
I didn't even ask you, and you just came to me on your own?
Peng Gang said with a wry smile, "Brother Jiang, I know my own limitations. Because I treat others fairly well, everyone is willing to follow me. However, at its peak, I had more than 40 people, but now there are only 23 left. If this continues, we will be finished sooner or later."
Tan Xiong chimed in, "Brother Jiang, although this is our first meeting, I've heard Peng Gang mention you many times. I admire you for being a capable and righteous man. If you're willing, you can put my eighteen men under your command. I just hope you can help us survive."
Jiang Wu was overjoyed and chuckled, "Are you really that confident that I can lead you to survive?"
Peng Gang nodded and said, "If even someone as strong as Brother Jiang can't lead us to survival, then it can only be fate."
"I always remember what you said when you left last time, Brother Jiang: In this apocalypse, humanity is already reduced to less than one-tenth. Let's preserve some of humanity's vitality."
"I've always done that, but I'm just not capable enough..."
Jiang Wu listened quietly.
After Peng Gang finished speaking, Jiang Wu suddenly laughed and looked at Peng Gang, saying, "Not bad, Lao Peng, I really didn't misjudge you. Come to my side with peace of mind, I won't let you down."
He then looked at Tan Xiong and said with a smile, "Old Tan, right? If you're willing, come work for me. I won't treat you badly."
Peng Gang and Tan Xiong exchanged a glance, then looked at Jiang Wu and shouted, "Brother Jiang!"
Jiang Wu nodded.
Gan Wei, sitting next to Jiang Wu, quietly watched this scene.
Seeing how easily Jiang Wu had subdued nearly a hundred people in the entire manor, she actually felt a sense of pride.
After all, he was also his own leader.
Moreover, he is actually quite good to himself.
Although Wu Lao Er, who was sitting next to Gan Wei, kept drooling over the dishes in front of him, he also secretly sized up Jiang Wu.
He would occasionally glance at his niece, wondering about the relationship between the two.
In this apocalyptic world, Jiang Wu is clearly a powerful leader.
He can recruit so many survivors by himself just by going out once, and the key is that the people he recruits are all so convinced.
Moreover, Gan Wei said that Jiang Wu also has a fully armed army.
If Gan Wei can be with Jiang Wu, wouldn't I also benefit from it?
With Jiang Wu's words, "Let's eat."
The other survivors all hurriedly grabbed their chopsticks and started picking up the cured meat.
Every now and then someone would mutter under their breath, "Damn, I got this piece first!"
"You son of a bitch, you stole my meat!"
"This piece of fat meat is mine!"
"Damn it! You've already taken two pieces! Can't we each have one?"
"......"
......
Peng Gang and Tan Xiong couldn't hear what was being said, but Jiang Wu heard it perfectly.
How long has it been since these guys have eaten meat to be like this?
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