Zhou Liang stared at me and said, "Lu Xiaonan, you'd better think carefully about what you really want to do. If you want revenge, I can help you do it after we return to Central Town, and I can do it without anyone knowing. No one will know that you killed Ye Cheng. But if you want to destroy Central Town, then you should suppress your hatred for now. After I take care of the current leaders of Central Town, I will naturally let you take your revenge."
I gritted my teeth, feeling extremely angry.
I know that my choices are completely controlled by Zhou Liang, and the most crucial thing is that I have no way to resist, which is the most frustrating thing.
Seeing my hesitation, Zhou Liang said, "Don't rush. We'll be staying here for another two days anyway. I hope you'll have your answer by the time we go back the day after tomorrow."
After saying this, Zhou Liang left the villa and went for a stroll by the lake.
I was sitting on the sofa, so I could see him perfectly.
If I had a gun right now, I really want to shoot Zhou Liang straight in the head. That way, all the problems would be solved.
But I don't have a gun, and even if I did, I probably wouldn't shoot it.
I closed my eyes, picked up the bottle, and started chugging. Beer spilled out of my mouth, and in no time, half a bottle was gone.
I took a deep breath, left the villa, grabbed the remaining half-bottle of beer, and started wandering around the resort.
Before the disaster happened, I always wanted to visit a resort like this, but it was really expensive, so I never came back then. Also, I always had this idea that I would come here with my girlfriend after I found her.
But before I could find a girlfriend, the world turned into this awful place.
I walked to the long corridor over the lake and came to its end.
Feeling the wind blowing around me, it was a bit cold.
Winter is almost here, and as the weather gets colder, the zombies outside will probably slow down.
I wonder if it will snow this year.
It's been a long time since I've seen snow. I hope it snows this year.
I stood at the end of the corridor and looked around.
I found the environment here to be really beautiful; if I could, I would really like to live here.
But I know it's not the right time for me to live here.
...
For the next two days, I kept thinking about the options Zhou Liang had given me.
It took me two whole days to come to my senses: why should I choose the option he gave me? Why can't I make my own decision?
Thinking about this, I slapped my forehead and realized how incredibly stupid I had been.
Following this line of thought, I discovered that the two choices Zhou Liang gave me contained deeper meaning.
The first option was for me to take revenge immediately and then leave. The purpose of this option was clearly to get me away from Central Town, so that I wouldn't know what he was doing.
The second option is for me to join him in taking control of Centraltown. If I choose this, the matter of revenge can only be resolved after he has taken control of Centraltown.
If I stay and help him, his time in control of Central Town will be greatly shortened.
So this raises a question: no matter what I choose, he will eventually take control of Central Town, and then all the people in Central Town will be gathered in his hands. In that case, who will be able to stand against him?
At that time, Yao Chengjie and Jiajiang will probably not be a match for Zhou Liang.
From the very beginning, my thinking was misled by Zhou Liang.
It's not wrong for me to want revenge, but I've always hesitated to destroy Central Town, since Central Town has no grudge against me.
But Zhou Liang has a grudge against me!
If I help him take control of the central town, wouldn't that be the same as helping him take control of the power? If I do that, in the end I will still be manipulated by Zhou Liang.
"Sigh, Zhou Liang is such a bastard, still wanting to control everything. Since that's the case, I'll grant your wish and let you take control of Central Town."
I sneered. After thinking it through, I realized that Zhou Liang could be used, just as he used me. Why couldn't I use him?
Even if he thought of that, it doesn't matter, since this whole thing is about mutual exploitation anyway.
...
On the day I returned, I went to Zhou Liang and said, "I want to destroy Central Town."
Upon hearing this, Zhou Liang smiled and said, "It seems you're still unwilling. But that's fine. I originally thought you wanted revenge, but I didn't expect you to make this choice. Since you've made your decision, let's begin our journey. Once we control Central Town, everything in the future will be ours."
I did not answer him.
After that, I got into Zhang Lincai's car with him and we made it back to the central town without incident.
Upon returning to the central town, Zhou Liang greeted everyone warmly, and everyone responded enthusiastically as if they knew him well.
Seeing this, I found it very strange. Zhou Liang was an outsider who had only been in the central town for two days. Why was he so familiar with everyone in the central town?
I am genuinely puzzled by this.
Seeing my expression, Zhou Liang smiled and said, "Don't be surprised. If you greeted everyone in the entire central town within two days, they would greet you in return."
"So you just said hello to them?"
Zhou Liang laughed and said, "How could that be? Of course, I had a good chat with them. After all, I'm new here and need to familiarize myself with the situation in the central town. If I'm not familiar with the situation, how can I control this place in the future? Don't you think so?"
I shook my head, having no particular thoughts on the matter.
Let him do whatever he wants, as long as he achieves his goal in the end.
The days that followed returned to calm.
Since I've been staying in the central town these days, I've been seeing Ye Cheng all the time. Sometimes he'll bring some wounded soldiers to me for treatment.
I also spared no effort to help them, because what needs to be done must be done, otherwise it would be bad if I gave myself away.
As for Zhou Liang, he continued living his life as usual.
He still hasn't told me his plan, and I suspect he doesn't even have a detailed one in mind. He's been gathering information about the central town these past few days, and I imagine he's collected quite a bit by now.
However, there's one thing he's been struggling with, and he's mentioned it to me several times.
The problem is that he can't get in touch with the higher-ups in the central town. He wants to get in touch with them so that he can develop a more detailed plan.
I have no way to help him. These days, even Ye Qian doesn't want to see me.
Therefore, he has to rely on himself for everything.
(End of this chapter)
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