Chapter 549 Heading to the Resort
It was already past midnight when we got back to the town center.
The thought of Yao Chengjie attacking Central Town the day after tomorrow gives me a headache.
How can I lead them to evacuate from the town center?
Leaving together is obviously unrealistic; that would be going too far. Even a fool could see there's something wrong with us. But if we leave one by one, there aren't that many cars!
Tomorrow is the last day of the Central Town Conference. Fei Lichao and Hu Fei went to the safe house and haven't returned yet. I estimate they should be back tomorrow.
One batch will leave tomorrow, and another batch will leave the day after tomorrow.
"Looks like I need to come up with a reason first."
Even if Zhou Liang has doubts, I still need to come up with a reason to leave this place.
Back in his room, he pondered the matter for a long time before falling asleep.
...
The following morning, the third day of the central town conference.
I stood by the window looking at the people in the town center when I suddenly saw Zhang Lincai walking out of the bar. He was stretching, as if he had just woken up.
The moment he walked into the bar, I knew what I had to do.
I smiled slightly, turned around and called everyone into my room.
Seeing them approach, I glanced at the hallway outside the door to make sure no one was there before closing and locking the door and returning to my room.
I whispered, "I have something to tell you, something that concerns our lives. So after you find out, don't express any opinions or comments. From now on, follow my instructions in all actions, understand?"
"Understood." Everyone nodded.
I took a deep breath, and was about to speak when I suddenly felt something was amiss.
Regardless of whether anyone is eavesdropping outside, just saying this out loud is already very problematic.
Immediately, I saw paper and pen on the table next to me, and then I picked them up and started writing.
“Last night I went out to meet Pu Weichao. He told me that Yao Chengjie’s men would launch a surprise attack on Central Town tomorrow night, and he told us to leave Central Town in the next two days.”
"This..." Fang Yuan was a little surprised after seeing what I wrote on the paper. He was about to speak, but quickly covered his mouth.
He took the pen from my hand and wrote on the paper, "Is this true?"
I nodded.
Everyone was shocked.
There's no way around it. Yao Chengjie's team launched a surprise attack on Central Town! If this isn't shocking, then nothing is.
I immediately wrote on the paper: "If we are to leave, we cannot go back to the research institute, as that would be too suspicious. So I plan to take you to a new place, which is a newly planned residential area in the central town. In the future, everything in the central town will basically be moved there."
"Where?" Sister Jing wrote on the paper.
I wrote: "You'll know when you get there."
I picked up the paper, rummaged through my pockets, found a lighter, lit the paper, and threw it into the trash can, burning it completely.
I said, "You all know about this now, so remember not to leak it out. Besides, I estimate that Fei Lichao and Hu Fei will be back soon. Just go and find them then, and I will talk to them about this in person."
"When do we set off?" Lu Yun asked.
I said, "We'll see. We should be able to leave today. Don't wander around for the rest of the time. I'll go find someone, and he should be able to take us there."
After confirming the situation today, I let them return to their own residences.
I immediately left the building and went to the entrance of the bar.
There aren't many people in the bar yet, since it's still early. The last day in the town center is usually the liveliest time, but the liveliness starts around nine in the morning.
It's only 7:30, there's still plenty of time.
When Zhang Lincai saw me appear at the bar entrance, he smiled and asked, "Why are you up so early today? Coming for a drink?"
I waved my hand and said, "Who drinks in broad daylight? I came here to talk to you about something."
Zhang Lin stopped what he was doing, looked at me, and asked, "You wanted to see me about something? What is it? Is it important?"
I said, "It's nothing important. Didn't you tell me before that everything in the central town will be moved to the resort in the future? So I was thinking of sending my people there first. They're just sitting here doing nothing anyway, so they might as well go and help out."
Zhang Lincai laughed and said, "What's wrong? Are your men bored here?"
I gave a wry smile. "Pretty much. They wanted to go back to the research institute last night, since the living conditions there are better than here. But I'm thinking it's not safe there right now, so should we send them to the resort first?"
Zhang Lincai shrugged. "No problem. Anyway, the resort is still busy and needs manpower right now. Your people can help out when they get there. Hmm... how about this, I'll take them over around 3 pm. After all, they'll be busy soon, so it's not appropriate to go now. You can have your people wait a bit."
I smiled and said, "Sure, no problem. I'll have to trouble you then."
"It's nothing," Zhang Lincai said with a smile.
I turned and left the bar; the matter was settled.
I'll take Sister Jing and the others to the resort. That way, I'll have a reason to explain when Zhou Liang asks. Otherwise, I really don't know what to say.
Time flies, and a morning passed by in the blink of an eye.
Around noon, I was drinking at a bar when Fei Lichao and Hu Fei came back.
Sister Jing led them into the bar.
We found a corner; the bar was crowded now, so we didn't have to worry about anything. With so many people around, and the most dangerous places being the safest, I explained the situation to them directly there.
Now we just need to wait, and we can set off at 3 PM.
...
Around 3:30 pm.
The entire central town was now empty.
There weren't many people in the bar anymore.
Zhang Lincai found us and said we could set off.
Afterwards, our group followed Zhang Lincai to the outside of the central town, got into the car, and officially set off.
As we were leaving, I saw Zhou Liang standing at the entrance of the central town, looking at us with a puzzled expression. He didn't understand why we were leaving.
I sat in the car, avoiding eye contact with him.
This guy is too calculating; I'm afraid he'll read something from my eyes.
I was already a little panicked about this. Regardless of whether Yao Chengjie can succeed in his sneak attack tomorrow night, I'm afraid the days ahead won't be easy for me.
Hopefully everything goes smoothly, and hopefully Yao Chengjie and his team can really catch the central town off guard tomorrow.
(End of this chapter)
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